Novinite: Ex Bulgarian President: Bulgaria Must Oppose South Stream Suspension
Bulgaria's official stance on the South Stream gas pipeline project has to oppose its suspension, according to former two-term Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov.
Speaking during a Wednesday visit to Blagoevgrad, he criticized the activities of the socialist-led coalition government and Energy Minister Dragomir Stoynev, stressing that it had been Stoynev who had offered EU Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger to take charge of the negotiations for the project.
Parvanov, as cited by the press office of his political formation, the ABV Movement (Alternative for Bulgarian Revival), said that the April 17 resolution of the European Parliament opposing the construction of the gas pipeline triggered fears that the scheme could be terminated.