Slovenia turns "pro-Russian" when it comes to energy
By signing an investment deal with Russia to build the South Stream pipeline "Slovenia has taken a clear stance in the energy battle between Russia and the EU".
Wednesday, 14.11.2012.
20:23
LJUBLJANA By signing an investment deal with Russia to build the South Stream pipeline "Slovenia has taken a clear stance in the energy battle between Russia and the EU". A rival to the Russia-led project is the EU and American-backed Nabucco, notes the Slovenian daily Delo in an article published on Wednesday. Slovenia turns "pro-Russian" when it comes to energy Slovenia, an EU member, "is already seen as a Russian Trojan horse in the Brussels", claims the commentary, and adds that this concerns not only the South Stream, but also the fact that many Slovenian companies are "open to Russian investments". But the article goes on to note that suspicion towards Russian investments is "completely stupid", and that while "a certain amount of caution might be necessary" the fear of Russia in the West is "unjustified": "Not only is diversifying of sources and channels of gas transportation welcome, but it also brings investments to the Slovenian economy." The article came in the wake of the signing on Tuesday of a contract that will allow the natural gas pipeline to be built in Slovenia. The deal was inked by Russia's Gazprom and the government in Ljubljana. South Stream is expected to become operational in 2015, and to bring 63 billion cubic meters of Russian gas to Europe every year. Serbia is among the countries participating in the project. Slovenian and Russian PMs Janez Jansa and Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow on Wednesday (Tanjug) Tanjug
Slovenia turns "pro-Russian" when it comes to energy
Slovenia, an EU member, "is already seen as a Russian Trojan horse in the Brussels", claims the commentary, and adds that this concerns not only the South Stream, but also the fact that many Slovenian companies are "open to Russian investments".But the article goes on to note that suspicion towards Russian investments is "completely stupid", and that while "a certain amount of caution might be necessary" the fear of Russia in the West is "unjustified":
"Not only is diversifying of sources and channels of gas transportation welcome, but it also brings investments to the Slovenian economy."
The article came in the wake of the signing on Tuesday of a contract that will allow the natural gas pipeline to be built in Slovenia. The deal was inked by Russia's Gazprom and the government in Ljubljana.
South Stream is expected to become operational in 2015, and to bring 63 billion cubic meters of Russian gas to Europe every year. Serbia is among the countries participating in the project.
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