LAYING NABUCCO GAS PIPELINE VIA TERRITORY OF ARMENIA RULE OUT

ArmInfo
2008-09-25 14:54:00

ArmInfo. Azerbaijani Government has not received any proposal on
changing of Nabucco gas pipeline project, Head of the Public Policy
Department of the President’s Office Ali Hasanov told journalists,
Azerbaijani media report.

As regards the reports on Nabucco pipeline’s passing via territory of
Armenia, Ali Hasanov said there was no serious ground for changing
Nabucco route. He said the pipeline’s route had already been
determined. "Azerbaijan has stated for many times that it would not
cooperate with Armenia until the returning of territories occupied
by Armenia, restoration of Azerbaijan’s sovereign rights over these
territories and establishing peace in the South Caucasus".

According to recent reports by some Turkish mass media, official Ankara
and Yerevan achieved an agreement to lay the pipeline NABUCCO via the
territory of Armenia. The designed capacity of the pipeline is 26-32
billion c/m of gas annually. The construction is to be completed by
2013. The project costs 7.5 billion EUR. At present Romania, Bulgaria,
Austria, Hungary, Germany and Turkey take part in the Nabucco project.