Standart: South Stream Construction to Be Launched by end-2013
The first construction works of the Bulgarian section of the pipeline "South Stream" will be carried out by the end of the year. T
This became clear during the visit of Russian Deputy Energy Minister Anatoly Yanovskiy in Sofia by the Bulgarian Economy Minister Dragomir Stoynev.
They discussed the development of the gas pipeline project during the meeting and the Bulgarian minister has confirmed the position of Bulgaria that the new government is fully backing the South Stream pieline and will continue to support the project in accordance with national and European legislation, a source told Standart.