Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler said yesterday the official opening of the natural gas pipeline linking Turkey and Greece will take place on November 18, in the presence of the two countries’ prime ministers.
The ceremony at the Greek-Turkish border post on the Evros River, will include the first transmission of natural gas from Turkey to Greece. The size of the new pipeline reaches 300 kilometers, linking Karacabey in Turkey with Komotini in Greece.