Due to the more optimal route, Turkish Stream will save us about $ 500 million a year in transportation charges.

"Nord Stream - 2" also, provided it is fully loaded, will save us at least $ 1 billion a year, "TASS quoted him as saying during a conference call with analysts and investors.

Earlier it was reported that the Federal Office for Shipping and Hydrography of Germany (BSH) authorized the immediate continuation of the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the German exclusive economic zone. 

Commenting on the situation with Nord Stream 2, Novak noted that "the project is being implemented not only by the Russian side, but also by a consortium of major European companies that are interested in bringing Nord Stream 2 to completion."