ISTANBUL, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Turkish state energy

company BOTAS signed a 1.2-billion-cubic-metre liquefied natural

gas (LNG) purchase agreement with Cheniere, Turkish

Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Wednesday.

In a post on social media, Bayraktar said that this

collaboration will increase portfolio diversity of Turkey's LNG

strategy and contribute to the development of new business

models.

Separately, Bayraktar also said BOTAS signed a two-year

600-million cubic metre LNG supply agreement with Hartree.