Chizhov: Europe has no alternative to Russian gas

Europe is Not in the foreseeable future will not be an alternative to the Russian gas pipe, said Russia's permanent representative to the EU Vladimir Chizhov.
" Alternatives to Russian gas pipe No, " drew attention to the diplomat, ITAR-TASS reported.- There is no Alternative today no, No, not for the foreseeable future ". According to Chizhov, " in the gas sector, the vulnerability of the EU on Russian supplies is much higher than in the oil sector: Oil, unlike the gas sold or bought on the world market besprepjatstvenno ". A trilateral meeting of the European Union, Russia and Ukraine on gas issues will be held in Berlin on 20 September. It is expected that the meeting will be attended by the European Commissioner for energy, g?nther Oettinger, Russian energy Minister Alexander Novak and his Ukrainian counterpart Yuri Sold. He also explained the French decision to temporarily stop the supply of Mistrale "." All of that was taken up to the present moment, was with the reservation will apply only to fresh contracts, and will not touch the already convicted, " said He." for this reason formally the decision of the French government adopted the deferral of the transfer of the first of these vessels is a national decision, not dictated by calculations of the punishments imposed by the EU, " the diplomat said. Above the head of the French Republic Francois Hollande said that the decision on transfer of the first Russian Mistral will be made at the end of October depending on the situation in Ukraine. Later, however, the Elysee Palace said that the words Hollande's only expressing his position, and legally delivery to the Russian Federation of the first vehicle is not suspended. The leader of the French party national front, marine Le Pen said that the message Hollande is contrary to the interests of the country and demonstrates the dependence of Paris from the capital of the United States.

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