“On November 30, Turkey made a“ golden ”weld that connected the Turkish Stream with our Balkan Stream gas pipeline,” he said in an interview with 24 hours.

Malinov also said that by the end of the week the Bulgarian company will fill gas with a 11 km section of its territory, while Turkey will carry gas through its 140 km section.

“We will be ready by December 15, they hopefully by December 20,” said a representative of Bulgartransgaz.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Bulgaria deliberately delays the construction of the Turkish Stream on its territory.

In turn, the Prime Minister of Bulgaria Boyko Borisov explained that the delay was due to the “mandatory procedures” of the European Union.