Bulgarian Minister: " South stream " cannot be cancelled
The Bulgarian authorities do not refuse from plans on construction of gas pipeline " South stream " and consider this project is inevitable, said the Bulgarian Minister of energy Dragomir Stoinev. " If We look at this situation strategically and without emotion, it appears that the project " South stream " cannot be cancelled. It is equally important both Europe and Bulgaria ", - quotes the Minister of RIA of " news "." I am convinced that all the current issues will be resolved, " added Stoinev. Before the Minister of economy and energy of Bulgaria Dragomir Stoinev stated that the implementation of the project " South stream " and the EU cannot become hostages of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine: " We have to have the assurance of supply of natural gas. This project is not Bulgarian and European ". On Sunday the Prime Minister of Bulgaria Plamen Oresharski said that he had given the order to stop for a while working on the project " South stream ". Such a decision, He brought to the attention of participants after the meeting with the American congressmen. Then on the first day of the week - the authorities of Serbia told that they have to stop for some time works on construction of the gas pipeline " South stream " in connection with the position of Bulgaria in this matter. Remember, June 3 the EU has sent an official letter to the Bulgarian authorities, urging them to stop for a while implementation of the project " South stream ". According to the envoy of the EC Antoine, Colombani, the European Commission suspected Bulgaria privileges Russian present tender for the construction of South stream. on may 27, the winner of the tender for the construction of the gas pipeline " South stream " in Bulgaria declared a " Stroytransgaz cartel ", comprised of Russian Company " Stroytransgaz ", controlled by the structures of the Russian billionaire Gennady Timchenko. Stroytransgaz is one of the organizations, which came under the sentence in connection with the situation in Ukraine. on may 28, the head of the EC Jose Manuel Barroso has warned the Prime Minister of Bulgaria Plamen Oresharski that the European Commission will react to violations of the European rules at operation of gas pipeline " South stream ". However, on the next day it was announced that Greece has made the offer to Gazprom to build on its territory branch of the " South stream ".