Within the Turkish government, this opening is viewed as an immense opportunity to reduce Turkey’s heavy dependence on energy imports. In addition to securing energy supplies, the deal would help Turkey to overcome its chronic current-account deficit: roughly 70% of the country’s $84 billion trade deficit is due to the import bill for energy supplies.
在土耳其政府内部，这一开端被视为减少土耳其严重依赖能源进口的良机。除了保证能源供应，这项交易还将有助于土耳其克服长期存在的经常项目赤字：在该国840亿美元的贸易赤字中，大约七成可以归因于进口能源。