Since January 2015 Turkey will increase Russian gas purchase, TRT Haber TV channel quoted Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Taner Yildiz as saying on Tuesday.
He said Turkey is to define the volume of gas, which will be delivered from Russia to Turkey.
Yildiz said yesterday that despite the EU sanctions against Russia, Turkey will cooperate with this country.
Minister said that at present despite the EU sanctions against Russia, some countries still export their products to Russia.
Yildiz earlier said that Turkey values its relationships with Russia. He said Turkey needs Russian gas and it will not treat Russia like European countries do.
