All parties should exit the Nord Stream 2 project, which is opposed by the United States, US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Francis Fannon said in a press briefing on Monday.
WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 10th December, 2018) All parties should exit the Nord Stream 2 project, which is opposed by the United States, US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Francis Fannon said in a press briefing on Monday."The US position is pretty clear, we oppose Nord Stream 2 and we would call on all parties to exit the project," Fannon told reporters.
Nord Stream 2 is a joint venture of Russia's energy giant Gazprom and five European companies. It aims to deliver 55 billion cubic meters (1.9 trillion cubic feet) of Russian natural gas annually to the European Union via the Baltic Sea and Germany, and is expected to be put into operation by the end of 2019.
The pipeline project has been welcomed by some countries in Europe and opposed by a number of others, including Ukraine, Poland and the Baltic States.
