Sourcews reported that a delegation of OAO Gazprom led by Mr Alexey Miller chairman of the Management Committee arrived on a business visit to the Republic of Slovenia. During the visit Mr Alexey Miller had meetings with Mr Danilo Turk president of Slovenia, Mr Borut Pahor PM of Slovenia and Mr Matej Lahovnik minister of economy of Slovennia.

The parties discussed an unprecedented situation evolved because of the obstacles imposed by Ukraine for transportation of the Russian gas to Europe. Within the scope of negotiations it was noted that these actions of the transit state substantiated necessity to develop immediately the mechanisms for prevention of such crises in energy supplies. The Slovenian party confirmed its interest in the South Stream project. Its implementation would allow avoiding risks for the Russian gas transit and would reinforce energy security of the European continent as a whole.

During the negotiations Mr Alexey Miller said that “if the European partners come to us with a proposal to increase the South Stream capacity, we shall consider it.”

(Source from Sourcews.com)