Tanjug: Konuzin: South Stream construction starts in 2012

Russian Ambassador in Belgrade Aleksandr Konuzin expects the construction of the South Stream pipeline to start by the end of the year and added that it should become operative by the end of 2015 as envisaged in the plans.

During a break at the meeting entitled 'Russia and the Balkans - The past and perspectives' in Belgrade's Sava Centar, Konuzin told reporters that the statements of Gazprom Chairman of the Board of Directors Alexei Miller indicate that the construction of the South Stream pipeline would start before defined in the original plans, that is, as soon as at the end of 2012.

The goal remains the same, that is, ensuring that the South Stream becomes operative by the end of 2015 and everything is going according to the plans, Konuzin stated.  MORE