ST. PETERSBURG, June 4 (Xinhua) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday
announced the completion of the first leg of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline
between Russia and Germany, which is expected to supply gas within 10 days.
“I am happy to announce that today, two and a half hours ago, the pipe-laying
for the first leg of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline was successfully
completed,” Putin said at the 24th St. Petersburg International Economic
Forum.
The work on the second line is currently underway, and the Nord Stream 2 is
purely economic and commercial, he told a plenary session of the forum.
The president noted that the route via the Baltic Sea is shorter than onshore,
making gas supplies more affordable, predictable and environmentally friendly.
“We are ready to continue to implement similar high-tech projects with our
European partners and others,” Putin said.
The 1,230-km Nord Stream 2 pipeline is designed to pump natural gas from
Russia to Germany through the Baltic Sea and could deliver 55 billion cubic
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