Germany spoke about the timing of the commissioning of "Nord Stream - 2"

“We expect that the gas pipeline can be put into operation immediately after completion, in any case by the end of this year,” Cotrets told the Izvestia newspaper.

According to him, the Russian gas pipeline is the most important component of gas supplies to the European and German markets.

Earlier, Russian Ambassador to Germany Sergei Nechaev said that at the moment construction work on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline is at the final stage.