Bulgaria has announced receipt of a letter from the company "Gazprom export", which tells, the company intends to stop the transit of gas to Europe via the so-called Trans-Balkan corridor. This corridor leads through Ukraine. In a letter, According to the Bulgarian Energy Minister Petkov Temenujka, reported, that transit through this part of the gas transportation system will not be implemented from January 2020 of the year. Recall, that 1 in January of that year terminated the action of the Russian-Ukrainian "gas" contract.
Transbalkanskym hazovыm corridor (TBGK) called pipeline section, who leads the Russian gas through the territory of Ukraine, Moldova, Romania and Greece in the Turkish area. Need to use this pipeline infrastructure in Russia is no longer for the reason, that the project "Turkish Stream", by which Turkey will be able to receive gas from Russia without any transit countries.
The intention of the Russian company to stop the transit of TBGK Bulgarian Minister Petkov told reporters on a local TV station BTV.
Recall, Earlier Russian authorities have noted a significant decline in the volume of gas transit through the Ukrainian gas transport system after the commissioning of "SP-2" and "Turkish Stream" gas pipeline. At the same time, President Vladimir Putin drew attention to the fact, that part of the gas transit through Ukrainian pipe will still be retained.
The contract was signed with Ukraine on 10 years. One of the signatories made Yulia Tymoshenko, which today claims to the presidency.
