Iran Press/West Asia: Qatari Foreign Ministry Spokesman Majed bin Mohammed al-Ansari said reports suggesting the country could send its natural gas to Europe through Syria and Turkey are nothing more than rumors.
"We have all seen the speculation in the media about this gas pipeline. It is nothing but media speculation," he said when asked by TASS about the prospects of building a pipeline to Syria and Turkey to supply natural gas to Europe.
"We in Qatar are determined to support the Syrian people in terms of humanitarian and technical assistance, as is the case with Damascus International Airport, and also discuss all kinds of technical assistance [to rebuild] infrastructure. On the economic level, as far as gas supplies are concerned, we cannot say anything on this issue," the official, who is also an adviser to the prime minister, went on to say.
According to al-Ansari, Doha is currently focused on preserving stability in Syria and "meeting the needs of the Syrian people."
According to the UAE daily the National‘s story dated 2009, Qatar had proposed a gas pipeline from the Persian Gulf to Turkey.
In 2009, the former ruler of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, said, ”We are eager to have a gas pipeline from Qatar to Türkiye.”
Proposed by Qatar in 2009, the $10 billion, 1,500-kilometer Qatar–Türkiye pipeline was designed to transport gas from Qatar’s vast South Pars field to Europe via Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, and Turkish distribution terminals.
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