Russia is in negotiations with Greece and Bulgaria regarding the entry point on EU territory of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is quoted as saying by the Russian press.
The Gazprom-sponsored pipeline Turkish Stream, also called TurkStream, will pump 31.5 billion cubic metres per year of Russian gas to Europe under the Black Sea, helping Moscow limit the gas transit through Ukraine. Its entry point is on the European territory of Turkey, not far from Bulgaria and Greece.
Turkish Stream replaced South Stream, another Gazprom project to bring Russian gas to the Bulgarian shores. The project was suspended after the Commission threatened to impose infringements on Bulgaria over the many irregularities in its intergovernmental project with Russia to build the pipeline.
(euractiv.com)
