Slovakia started the conversations about the construction of the gas pipeline to the Balkans
Slovakia held dialogues in the process of the summit in Riga with diplomats from Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania on the construction of a new pipeline Eastring, said the press service of the operator of the Slovakian Eustream.
"We offer a solution that will allow in a relatively short time to link the Western markets with the South-East of Europe, new sources of gas. The countries of the Balkans, so will be able to obtain alternative routes of gas supply, and Central and Western Europe will have access to the resources of the Caspian, Black and Mediterranean seas and potential gas hub in Turkey ", - said the Director of foreign development Eustream Mirek Topolanek, who was quoted " information Agency ". Now the link GTS Slovakia and Romania may be carried out through the territory of Ukraine. In November of last year Eustream reported that could in the near future to increase reverse gas supplies to Ukraine in comparison with eleven. 5 billion tons per year projected supply from 1 January 2015.