RIA Novosti: Lavrov: Russia Expects EU to Reject Biased Approach to South Stream Project

Russia expects that the European Commission will pay attention to interests of the European population and businesses while considering the South Stream gas pipeline project, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday.

"We expect the European Commission to reject politically biased approaches to the construction of this gas pipeline and will take into account interests of the EU population and businesses, including the stance of participating states, who have repeatedly spoken in favor of its implementation," Lavrov said.

Russia's Gazprom energy giant started building the South Stream gas pipeline across the Black Sea in 2012 to reduce the unreliable passage of Russian natural gas to central and southern Europe through Ukraine. The pipeline is expected to be fully operational by 2018.
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