AKIPRESS.COM - The European Commission is following and implementing the 2015 Ashgabat declaration on energy cooperation with Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Turkey, a source in the European Commission told Trend.

To implement the declaration, the sides have established a working group in a view of considering organizational, legal, commercial, technical and other issues, related to natural gas supply from Turkmenistan to Europe.

Earlier, it has been revealed that Turkmenistan plans to hold a summit of heads of Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Turkey in late 2016 to study the prospects of the Trans-Caspian gas pipeline construction.

“I understand that it’s the parties intention to convene another working group meeting this year,” the source in the European Commission said.

The Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline Project involving construction of a 300-km gas pipeline would be optimal for the delivery of Turkmen energy resources to the European market. Further, Turkmen gas can be transported to Turkey.