Latvia is ready to discuss with Russia possibility of building of alternative gas pipeline on the territory. Existent project «North stream» does not suppose for Riga no commercial benefit, not a possibility of some collaboration, marked
president of Latvia Valdis Zatlers. In addition, there is a danger of passing of gas pipeline on a marine bottom from the ecological point of view, the Latvian president marked in the interview of the wireless station «Echo of Moscow». He underlined that not sure in that Latvia will not hinder to realization
project «North stream» even in case that all ecological questions concerning his building will be decided.But if a gas pipeline will pass not on a bottom, but overland, Latvia «would at once give the gas-holders», Zalters said. Gas pipeline "North
stream" (Severo-evropeyskiy gas pipeline, Nord Stream) it is planned to lay on the bottom of the Baltic sea from Russia (Vyborg) to Germany (Grayfsval’d). First thread of gas pipeline by an extent about 1,2 thousand kilometres with an annual carrying capacity 27,5 milliard of cubic meters
it is assumed to enter in 2010. Work on building of the second branch must be completed to 2012.The row of countries, including Estonia, Poland, Sweden and Finland, argues against this project, explaining protest an ecological danger which can present
building of gas pipeline.
