Bulgaria has requested from its neighbors – Greece and Turkey – assistance in connection with the termination of supplies to the country for Russian gas, said Economy Minister Peter Dimitrov of Bulgaria.According to the minister, Athens has already been prepared to provide assistance to Bulgaria, as have stocks of liquefied gas. In doing so, P. Dimitrov said that, if necessary, Balkan gas transport system can ensure the supply to Bulgaria 2 million cubic meters. m of gas per day. Remember, Bulgaria, did not have at the beginning of the gas crisis of its own gas reserves, is among the countries most affected by the termination of the transit of Russian gas, the European Union. The situation is complicated by the fact that Bulgaria is not possible to provide gas, even at the expense of so-called razmennyh operations. Earlier, the head of Gazprom Alexei Miller offered to put gas in Ukraine and Slovakia under the scheme. It was expected that Gazprom will supply 20 million cubic meters. m Ukrainian consumers, and Ukraine will raise the gas in the same amount of its UGS and given it in Slovakia. But for Bulgaria, the head of the government which also discussed issues relating to the transit of Gazprom, such a scheme is not possible, because Ukraine has no UGS in this direction, transmits Associated Press. January 17, 2009 to be held in Moscow summit of consumers of Russian gas. With such a proposal was made by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev during a meeting with the prime ministers of Bulgaria, Slovakia and Moldova – countries not receiving Russian gas due to a lack of transit through the territory of Ukraine.
