The resolution of the European Parliament, which calls to curtail the construction of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline, needs legal assessment, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak told reporters on Friday.
“All questions that concern adopted resolutions should be studied legally, what consequences they may entail. I think that only then it will be possible to talk about it. All these questions are very subtle, it is important to understand the wording,” Novak said, answering the question, can the resolution of the European Parliament influence the implementation of Nord Stream 2 and delay the start date of gas supplies through the pipeline?
On March 12, the European Parliament approved a resolution on political relations between the EU and the Russian Federation, which contains proposals to stop the Nord Stream 2 project, and Russia is no longer recognized as a strategic partner of the European Union.
Novak reminded that “Nord Stream – 2” is a commercial project and concerns the issues of improving the energy security of Europe, so it must be implemented. “I can say that at the moment, the construction is underway, continues, and, in my opinion, since [construction] is of commercial interest and concerns issues of providing Europe with gas and energy security, it should be implemented,” the minister noted.