Sputnik: Europe Needs Alternative ‘Southern’ Route for Russian Gas Deliveries

Along with the “northern” route of gas deliveries from Russia, Europe should have a “southern” alternative such as the planned Turkish Stream pipeline, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said Friday.

After talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, Dacic told reporters that his country, along with Hungary, had only one delivery route for the Russian gas at the moment. This route, running through the territory of Ukraine, is expected to be closed in the coming years.

“Europe has only the ‘Nord Stream,’ but it should have the ‘South Stream’ as well, call it the ‘Turkish Stream’ or whatever you like. Our part of Europe should not be cut off from gas deliveries,” he said.

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