Macedonia will hold talks on October 1 with Russian gas giant Gazprom on joining the South Stream gas pipeline project, which will bring Russian gas to Europe via the Black Sea, Macedonia's Finance Ministry said on Tuesday.
"We will do our best to persuade Gazprom that the project is profitable both for the company and for the Republic of Macedonia thanks to the creation of a South Stream transportation corridor leg in the country. It is of great importance for future stability and safety of gas supplies," the ministry quoted its head Zoran Stavreski as saying.
The Russian government has signed intergovernmental agreements with Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary, Greece, Slovenia, Croatia and Austria to implement the land phase of the project, which aims to ship up to 63 billion cubic meters of Russian gas per year under the Black Sea to central and southern Europe.
MOSCOW, September28 (RIA Novosti)
