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    SETimes: South Stream route raises questions in the Balkans

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Serbia will manage South Stream gas supply to BiH and Croatia through auxiliary routes, while an additional leg will be built to supply Macedonia. The pipeline route raises questions in the region.

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SETimes: South Stream route raises questions in the Balkans

Russia's Gazprom concluded deals with Bulgaria and Hungary for the South Stream gas pipeline to pass through their territories, but the route will bypass Croatia.

The 3,600 kilometre pipeline route will start in Russia, go along the Black Sea bed to Bulgaria, then to Serbia, Hungary, Slovenia, and it will end in Italy, Pravda reported Tuesday (November 20th).

"At present, we can only say Croatia is considered as an option for building a gas lateral to organise the supply of prospective customers," the Gazprom information directorate office told SETimes in a statement.

The government of former Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor rejected a Gazprom offer for a 270 kilometre main route and showed only interest for a connecting leg the main pipeline, according to Radimir Cacic, Croatia's former deputy prime minister.  MORE

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