<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>Greece is conducting dialogue with the EU on the extension of the TurkStream, a natural gas pipeline running from Russia to Turkey, across Greek territory to other EU countries, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in an interview with Russian news<wm> agency TASS on Thursday.
Greece has long opposed the project, while Turkey has been in power since 2015, and has expressed concerns over gas transit routes, safety, and technical issues faced by Turkish companies involved in implementing the project.

US President Joe Biden has long expressed concerns over Turkey’s role in transit through Turkey (I apologize for the transcription error in original post), which could impact supply chains as the region faces increased tensions with the US and Iran.

Greece has imposed an annual ban</wm> on Turkish oil imports from its territory since 2015, and has set high tariffs on Turkey in