The Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria are looking for an alternative gas supplies to Ukraine

Alexander Kuranov. The Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria are looking for an alternative in case of exclusion of Ukraine from the flow of gas transit to the EU, on Thursday in the Czech town of Slavkov (former Gare d'austerlitz) they agreed on closer regional cooperation, as well as among them on the gas market.

" We had expressed interest in the transit of gas and if Ukraine will cease to be a transit country. For this reason, I'm glad We agreed on negotiations specialists, which is compatible with our European desires with the interests of the individual, which, of course, has every country in this sphere ", - said the Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert fico, quoted by the online edition.

Russia in early December announced the rejection of the " South stream ", which was obliged to pass under the Black sea through Bulgaria to deliver fuel in the Balkan Republic and Hungary, Austria and Italy. The project was minimized, and among them, due to the unconstructive position of the EU.

instead it was decided to build a pipe in Turkey and to make on a boundary line with Greece's gas hub for customers in Europe. Before the head of "Gazprom" Alexey Miller said about the Russian Federation's intention to redirect through Turkey the entire volume of gas from Russia, currently in transit through Ukraine. The delivery of gas from Russia will be implemented only to the borders of the European Union, and not the end user, as was planned before.

Press Secretary of the Czech government Martin Hairer confirmed Last news today an agreement countries for closer cooperation in various fields, including energy, however, did not go into Detail.


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