It is important to build a joint interconnector with Bulgaria for importing natural gas from other sources to Serbia, today President of Serbia Alexandar Vucich told reporters during the ceremony of laying the gas pipeline and Bulgaria in the city of Kostinbrod near COPIA.
“Thanks to this, we will be able to import more gas. Do not forget that we need more gas. Bulgaria is a very reliable country and we have never had problems with it. These are large investments, we allocated 93 million euros,” Vucic said about Vucic about Project importance.
The President of Serbia noted that they invested significant funds in the energy: “We allocated a lot of funds. It was important for the development of the economy. It also gave us enough electricity for the winter, citizens have no problem. We have only gas prices and electricity From the lowest in Europe. “
The President of Serbia also touched on negotiations with Azerbaijan on the purchase of natural gas: “If we can immediately agree with Azerbaijan, it will be good for us. Our industry is growing, our consumption is growing. We consume more and more gas, Serbia conducts reindustrativeization, Serbia, Unlike other European countries, we need more gas. “
Vucich added that he is negotiating with the Azerbaijani side of gas supplies: “The Azerbaijani side insists on long -term contracts. But we need to know prices and mechanisms so that we can compare them, and maybe agree.”
He noted that the new gas pipeline will connect Serbia to Bulgaria, Greece and other EU countries and allow you to purchase natural gas in Azerbaijan.