Several countries refused to sign Nabucco declaration

PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Union this Thursday signed a joint declaration on construction of Nabucco pipeline. The state parties to the document are Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey and Egypt. As noted by several diplomatic sources, EU failed to achieve the expected "political support" since the declaration has not been signed by Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, Interfax reports, referring to a publication in Wall Street Journal.



Nabucco pipeline construction project was officially introduced in Sofia in March 2009. The project aims to decrease the union's dependence upon the Russian gas. Pipeline construction was discussed in Prague, during the Eastern Partnership summit which lasted till Friday. The summit was devoted to developing cooperation between EU and Eastern European states. The state parties of the project are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine.