Moscow, July 20 (Petra) -- Russian natural gas supplies to Turkiye fell 4% in the first half of the year compared with the same period last year, reflecting lower volumes delivered through the pipeline network linking the two countries, Russia's Energy Ministry said on Monday.

In a statement, the ministry said Turkiye imported 1.27 billion cubic meters of natural gas in May through the TurkStream and Blue Stream pipelines.

Total gas imports through the two pipelines reached 9.6 billion cubic meters between January and the end of May, the ministry said.

//Petra// AF