B92: "South Stream construction isn't obstructed in Serbia"

Minister of Energy Zorana Mihajlović dismissed the speculations that someone from the government is hindering the construction of the South Stream gas pipeline.

After Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller visited Serbia, some media reported him as saying that that "individuals are trying to obstruct" the energy agreement between Russia and Serbia and the implementation of the South Stream project. 

“In the last five months, we have adopted the Law on the South Stream and expropriation of land without which the construction would be technically impossible. We have also adopted the rules on the gas pipeline with pressure rate up to 16 bar, which was necessary for the start of pipelaying,” Mihajlović said. MORE