Strategic cooperation memorandum in energy between Turkey and Slovakia

Turkey and Slovakia signed a comprehensive memorandum of understanding following meetings held in Istanbul to strengthen energy supply security and determine a joint roadmap.

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar announced that a memorandum of understanding to strengthen energy cooperation between the two countries was signed following his meeting with Slovak Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Denisa Sakova in Istanbul. Natural gas trade, nuclear energy, renewable energy sources, energy efficiency, and supply security issues were discussed during the meeting.

Minister Bayraktar stated that the main purpose of the signed memorandum is to evaluate the potential for cooperation in the field of energy and to create a joint roadmap. Bayraktar expressed that this step aims to contribute to the energy supply security of Central and Eastern Europe and to deepen the strategic partnership between the two countries.