Nabucco gas pipeline will start commercial transport in 2017May 6, 2011 - 17:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Nabucco gas pipeline consortium expects construction to start in 2013, with commercial gas transport beginning four years later, a top Nabucco official said on Friday, May 6. 'We see construction start-up in 2013 and the start of commercial transport in 2017,' Reinhard Mitschek, managing director of Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GmbH told a conference call. He also said he did not see any need to reduce the planned pipeline capacity of the project. The Nabucco plan intends to bring gas from the Caspian region to an Austrian hub via Turkey and the Balkans. Partners in Nabucco include Turkey's Botas, Austria's OMV, Germany's RWE, Hungarian MOL, Romania's Transgaz and Bulgarian BEH, Reuters reported. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |