At a press conference during a visit to Belgrade Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that Hungary will not refuse participation in the construction of South stream, although Budapest, in General, supports the Ukrainian authorities.
" We will build the South stream, as this project increases the energy supply security of our country, and We will not allow the situation where the position of the Hungarian depending on Ukraine, " He said, transfers ITAR-TASS. According to him, the parties seeking to prevent the implementation of this project, must offer an alternative and to offer, " how to get energy." Earlier in June, the European Commissioner for energy Gunther Oettinger said that the implementation of the project " South stream " is delayed because of disagreements of the West with Russia on the Ukrainian question. According to him, Europe is already not so enthusiastic as before, conducts dialogues " on realization of this project. Remember, last year the European Commission has launched an antitrust proceedings on the South stream, which, it estimates, contrary to the norms of the 3rd energy package of the EU. Under this agreement the capital of Russia and the EU on the project were made even before the entry into force of the 3rd energy package. At the same time, the European Commission said that the bilateral agreement on South stream " with a number of European countries - Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Greece, Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia - violate EU law. Because of this, in Brussels told, that will not allow Gazprom to launch the pipeline, if the Russian monopolist does not submit to the European regulations in the energy sector. We emphasize that in spite of this, June 23 Austria said about the readiness to Express support for the " South stream ", and the head of Austria Heinz Fischer said that the gas pipeline project is useful and appropriate. The President of the Russian Federation centuries Putin tried to convince not to politicize the construction of the gas pipeline " South stream ", noting that It is advantageous for both Russia and the EU. He called US attempts to disrupt the implementation of the construction of the gas pipeline normal competition. The gas pipeline " South stream " with a capacity of 63 billion cubic meters is expected to be laid under the Black sea from Russia to Bulgaria. Next, blue fuel will be distributed in various European countries as transit for the " South stream "and what will come pipeline branches. Throughput of the Austrian section will be 30-32 billion cubic meters per year.

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