Turkmen president invited to May 7 Nabucco summit in Prague
BRUSSELS, February 6 (RIA Novosti) - Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has been invited to a summit of countries involved in the Nabucco pipeline project to pump gas from Central Asia to Europe, a European politic source said on Friday.
Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek will discuss Turkmenistan's participation in the project with Berdymukhamedov during his visit to Ashgabat, scheduled for February 13.
The $10 billion Nabucco pipeline, backed by the European Union and the U.S., is intended to link energy-rich Central Asia to Europe through Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Austria, bypassing Russia and Ukraine. Construction has been tentatively scheduled to begin in 2010.
Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek will discuss Turkmenistan's participation in the project with Berdymukhamedov during his visit to Ashgabat, scheduled for February 13.
The $10 billion Nabucco pipeline, backed by the European Union and the U.S., is intended to link energy-rich Central Asia to Europe through Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Austria, bypassing Russia and Ukraine. Construction has been tentatively scheduled to begin in 2010.
