South Stream Remains a National Priority for Serbia

Serbia Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has stated that all economic projects which have already been initiated will continue their implementation.

Dacic made the comments addressing the status of the Serbian leg of the South Stream pipeline, following his meeting with Russian Foreign Sergey Lavrov,

Lavrov said that all plans for South Stream would continue as planned and that the pipeline represented the only solution for the supply of gas Southeastern Europe.

"We have confirmed all our agreements and contracts as far as South Stream, and the necessity of implementation of this major project because the project is still only as far as the security of gas,” said the Russian minister.

Lavrov commented that that he believed the decision of the Bulgarian government to suspend work on the section of the pipeline in that country, was temporary.

"As far as the work, all decisions remain in force, no change of plans there," said Lavrov.