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Athens News Agency: News in English, 06-05-03
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[01] Greek FM: Bulgaria still partner in Burgas-Alexandroupoli pipeline
[01] Greek FM: Bulgaria still partner in Burgas-Alexandroupoli pipeline
Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis stressed in Thessaloniki on Wednesday
that "what is being broadcast by the Bulgarian media is groundless",
referring to reports on the Bulgarian government's withdrawal from the
joint venture representing the country in the construction and
exploitation of the Burgas-Alexandroupoli oil pipeline.
"The Bulgarian government, whose prime minister and foreign minister
are in Thessaloniki tonight, reassured us that the share composition of
the company handling the pipeline only changed and that it is
continuing to be interested in its construction just as Greece is," the
foreign minister pointed out.
On his part, Deputy Foreign Minister Evripidis Stylianidis said on
Wednesday that the course of the project for the construction of the
Burgas-Alexandroupoli oil pipeline will not be affected, while
commenting on developments in Sofia around this issue.
Stylianidis said that Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev, who is
taking part in the sessions of the South East European Cooperation
Process (SEECP) summit in Thessaloniki, assured him on his country's
will to remain in the project and that the move that was made only
concerned the reformation of the way of the state's participation in
the consortium.
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