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Gas flow from Azerbaijan to Bulgaria has never been more feasible economically, but is hardly plausible from a political perspective

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Sofia News Agency: Haqqani: Is It Worth for Azerbaijan to Take a Risk over Bulgaria?

Gas flow from Azerbaijan to Bulgaria has never been more feasible economically, but is hardly plausible from a political perspective, an Azeri think-tank believes.

These comments are part of an article posted on the website Haqqani.az, run by a prominent human rights organization.

Haqqin.az starts by reminding it "has already told of the history of visits to Baku by East European countries' leaders, including [leaders] from Bulgaria," dating back to the 1990s and, "as [readers] can see, ongoing nowadays."

All world leaders and heads of biggest oil companies flocked to Azerbaidjan then to demand a piece of the pie in 1994 and Bulgaria was among them - with the slight difference that the country ("surely not a rich one") needed to overcome the "not-very-happy prospect" of "full dependence on Russian oil", the outlet adds.
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