The Foreign Ministry’s Secretary General for International Economic Relations, Giorgos Tsipras, met on Wednesday, 14 October 2015, in Moscow, with Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak.
During the meeting, which took place in an excellent climate, issues of energy cooperation between the two sides were discussed, with emphasis on promotion of the Southern European Pipeline. More specifically with regard to the New European Pipeline, the two sides reaffirmed their commitment to the project’s realization, as it is an energy endeavor that will bring major benefits to both countries.
On Tuesday, 13 October, Mr. G. Tsipras met with Gazprom’s head of Infrastructure and the Project Manager for the New European Pipeline, Leonid Chugunov, with whom he discussed in detail the course of the projects for the implementation of the pipeline, and the two sides’ joint will for the promotion of the project’s completion was reaffirmed.
October 16, 2015