Turkmenistan President Visits Bulgaria for Nabucco Talks

Politics » DIPLOMACY | August 26, 2009, Wednesday // 18:45
Turkmenistan President Visits Bulgaria for Nabucco Talks: Turkmenistan President Visits Bulgaria for Nabucco Talks Berdymukhamedov's visit will allegedly focus on energy cooperation issues and specifically the Nabucco gas pipeline, state-controlled Turkmen media outlets stated. Photo by gdb.rferl.org

Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov is currently on an official state visit to Bulgaria, he arrived in Sofia on Wednesday.

Berdymukhamedov's visit will allegedly focus on energy cooperation issues and specifically the Nabucco gas pipeline, state-controlled Turkmen media outlets stated.

Turkmenistan is seen as a possible gas supplier for the Nabucco pipeline but it has to also balance relations with its neighbor Russia who are not supporters of Nabucco.

Bulgarian President, Georgi Parvanov, one of the pipeline's most vocal supporters, visited the Turkmenistan capital Ashgabat last December, seeking a Turkmen commitment to become an energy supplier for the pipeline.

After a brief stay in Sofia, Berdymukhamedov is expected to visit Ankara for talks with Turkish President Abdullah Gul.

The five countries, Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Austria, have been working on the Nabucco project with the European Commission for seven years now.

Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Egypt are all considered potential suppliers to Nabucco in the longer term.

 

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