Kazakhstan, Astana, February 20 /Trend - Capital K. Konyrova/
Azerbaijan may become the main supplier of gas to the pipeline "Nabucco", told Trend on Friday, U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan Richard Hougland.
"Azerbaijan can become a source of supply for" Nabucco ". And on this side of the Caspian Sea, first of all, this is likely to Turkmenistan ", - said the diplomat.
According to him, "if you look at the future of Kazakhstan, it also has the potential, if wants to develop in this direction".
The American diplomat said that the Ukrainian-Russian gas conflict has shown the extent to which European governments are dependent on gas imports from Russia.
"As a consequence, the European Commission voted in favor of allocating $ 250 million in the proposed project" Nabucco ", walking bypass, both Russia and Ukraine", - emphasized Richard Hougland.
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