Turkey Will Get Some Diesel From US-Russia Supply Deal

ANKARA, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Turkey will take some of the diesel Russia is supplying to global markets under its agreement with US President Donald Trump, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Sunday. 

Bayraktar said the US-Russia diesel supply deal was important in terms of energy security for Turkey. Ankara relies on Russia for some of its energy needs, as well as on Iran, Azerbaijan and others. It is trying to diversify through deals with the US and other partners.

“Russia imposed restrictions on diesel exports in recent months when they started experiencing this problem. Now they reached a diesel deal with