Serbia hopes to get in on Turkish Stream action

A proposal is on the table for the Turkish Stream gas pipeline to go through Bulgaria to Serbia.

President Aleksandar Vucic said this in an interview for Sputnik, describing the possibility as "a major development opportunity" for Serbia.

Vucic said that after the failed South Stream project, Serbia views a new deal as being of key importance, and added that this has been discussed with Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller and Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov.

"So, the Russians will build Turkish Stream and branch it near the Turkish-Bulgarian border, and it goes toward Istanbul and Turkey's major cities. Earlier, there was an idea to go through Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, and Serbia. Today there is an even more realistic idea, because Bulgarians are building a European hub for receiving gas from various parts. And mostly this is Russian gas," Vucic said.