The text of the article was published on the website of the Russian Ministry of Energy.
He noted that “despite the fact that in 2014 the energy dialogue was formally frozen at the initiative of the EU, the Gas Advisory Council continues its work, within the framework of which the volume of Russian gas production, the demand for natural gas in the European market is assessed, and recommendations for long-term cooperation between Russia and the EU in the gas sector ”.
“As we can see today, the EU countries are interested in the supply of Russian“ blue fuel ”. We were convinced of this once again, in particular, by the unprecedented support of the European panthers for our joint project of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline,” the minister said.
Novak said that "it is already obvious to everyone that this is a commercial project, which, at the same time, does not in any way affect the gas supply route through Ukraine, which, according to the agreements reached at the end of 2019, is successfully continuing until at least 2024."
Earlier, the Russian company Gazprom spoke about the timing of the completion of Nord Stream 2.