/ world today news/ Russia is ready to continue negotiations with Austria, Hungary and Serbia to get out of the situation that arose after the termination of the South Stream gas pipeline project. This was stated by the permanent representative of Russia in the European Union, Vladimir Chizhov, for the TV channel “Russia 24”.
“Serbia is not a member of the EU, but has applied to join the union. We have all witnessed pressure on Belgrade from the EU on economic and political issues, including Serbia’s accession to the anti-Russian sanctions,” Chizhov said.
The diplomat expressed confidence that the Russian side will be ready to talk with Austria, Hungary and Serbia “about what they will do next and how to get out of the situation”. “Earlier I already said that gas pipelines can be built in different directions from the Turkish hub,” Chizhov added.
On December 1, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Moscow could not proceed with the construction of the South Stream gas pipeline due to EU opposition. In exchange, he offered to build a pipeline with a capacity of 63 billion cubic meters. gas to Turkey. The two countries will be connected along the bottom of the Black Sea with a pipeline that will run parallel to the already operating Blue Stream gas pipeline. According to experts, this will significantly reduce construction costs. The construction of a gas hub on the Turkish-Greek border is also planned.
Ankara and Moscow also agreed on the supply of 14 billion cubic meters. gas and lowering the price. We are talking about quantities of gas that previously passed through Ukrainian territory, the newspaper “Kommersant” clarifies, referring to the plans of “Gazprom”. /TASS
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