Macedonian Delegation flies to Moscow to sign South Stream agreement

South Stream Pipeline

A Macedonian Government delegation led by Prime Minister
Nikola Gruevski, under the invitation of the Russian Government, has left for Moscow today to sign the agreement on Macedonia’s participation in major European gas line – South Stream.

“This is a key project for us as South Stream guarantees the energy stability of the Republic of Macedonia, new amounts of gas will be secured, which will give greater vision to the internal gas transportation infrastructure,” said Prime Minister Gruevski.

Gruevski also stated that plans have been drawn for the
realization of the internal national gas infrastructure. The Prime Minister
believes that with the signing of this agreement, it will give the country an
impetus to build and bring closer to reality the development of the national
gas infrastructure network.

The direction of the South Stream gas connection to Macedonia, whether it be from Bulgaria or Serbia,
is still unknown and in the hands of Russia’s Gazprom.

South Stream began construction last year and is planned to
be finished by 2015.