Trend: Nabucco West project member-states adopt joint declaration
The fourth NABUCCO Committee convened in Budapest, Hungary today. The Committee comprises senior representatives of those governments who are signatories to the Intergovernmental Agreement - Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Turkey and Austria. At today's meeting, members reconfirmed their commitment to ensure that NABUCCO West is selected as the first European route to transport gas from the Caspian, Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GmbH (NIC) reported today.
The NABUCCO Committee meeting, which was hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, adopted a joint declaration, formally reiterating the political support of the NABUCCO countries for the project. The declaration also outlines various concrete processes to be undertaken by the state parties to the Intergovernmental Agreement, in order to further support the realisation of the project. These processes include the treating the NABUCCO project as a priority by competent authorities in the Transit Countries.