Azerbaijan, Baku, May 2 / Trend , J.Babayeva/
The gas agreement between Russia and Azerbaijan does not call implementation of the Nabucco gas pipeline project into question, Turkish Ambassador to Azerbaijan Hulusi Kilic said on May 2.
"This project [Nabucco] is perspective. At present the negotiations are being held on this issue. The Nabucco project is important for the European Union. I hope concrete steps will be taken to implement the project in 2009," Kilic said.
The Nabucco gas pipeline supported by the EU and US envisages transporting the Caspian gas to the European countries. Construction of the pipeline is scheduled for 2011 and first deliveries - 2014. Nabucco shareholders are the Austrian OMV, Hungarian MOL, Bulgarian Bulgargaz, Romanian Transgaz, Turkish Botas and German RWE with 16.7 percent each.