SOFIA, April 25 (Hina) - A two-day international energy summit in Sofia which drew representatives of of 28 gas-supplying and gas-recipient countries, as well as representatives of the European Union, the United States and managers of
big national gas companies, including Russia's Gazprom, France's Gaz de France, Qatari Gas and Italy's Eni, ended on Saturday without the adoption of a planned joint declaration, however, the event's host, Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov said that the summit confirmed the political responsibility for Europe's energy security.
SOFIA, April 25 (Hina) - A two-day international energy summit in
Sofia which drew representatives of of 28 gas-supplying and gas-recipient
countries, as well as representatives of the European Union, the United States
and managers of big national gas companies, including Russia's Gazprom,
France's Gaz de France, Qatari Gas and Italy's Eni, ended on Saturday without
the adoption of a planned joint declaration, however, the event's host,
Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov said that the summit confirmed the
political responsibility for Europe's energy security. During his
closing speech, the Bulgarian head of state said that the Sofia summit dubbed
"Natural Gas for Europe: Security and Partnership" had fulfilled its purpose,
that is, it ensured dialogue and identified common points for new ideas in the
development of the energy security which he said needed to be intensified.
According to Parvanov, opposite stands on the development of gas supply
projects in southern Europe started to come closer. This implies the promotion
of the planned South Stream pipeline, pushed by Russia, and the planned
Nabucco pipeline which would transport natural gas from the Caspian region
through Turkey to Austria via Bulgaria, Romania, and Hungary and which is
favoured by the EU and the United States.
The head of Croatia's delegation at the summit, President Stjepan
Mesic, said on Friday that that energy and energy products must not be used as
an instrument for achieving political goals or for exerting political
pressure.