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The Greek government is concerned that Moscow might be considering alternative routes for Turkish Stream, which could potentially exclude Greece from the Gazprom-backed gas pipeline project, ekathimerini.com reported on Thursday.

Detailed information concerning the Turkish Stream gas pipeline, the latest project to carry Russian gas to Turkey via the Black Sea before it finally reaches Europe, has been presented at the 26th World Gas Conference in Paris. 

The key issue about Russia's Turkish Stream project is in what direction the future gas pipeline will go after reaching Turkey's border with Greece, Russia's ambassador to the EU Vladimir Chizhov has said.

There are three options, three countries after the pipeline enters Greece, Russian news agency Interfax quoted Chizhov as saying in an interview.

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic expressed readiness to reduce his country's dependence on Russian gas.

Vucic said this in an interview during the first day of his visit to Albania on Wednesday and Thursday, B92 reports.

A landmark event, part of the project to bring Azeri gas supplies to Europe, could take place next month - the signing of the final investment decision on the construction of the interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB), according to an article carried by rosinvest.com.

Delyan Dobrev, Chair of the parliamentary energy committee, has argued that it is very likely for Bulgaria to be connected to the Turkish Stream gas pipeline.

In an interview for Bulgaria on Air TV he suggested that Russia's statements indicated that a section connecting the Turkish Stream gas pipeline to Bulgaria was quite probable.

The planned pipeline project between Russia and Turkey to carry gas into European markets, known as ?Turkish Stream,? may be one of the most mysterious projects in recent years. 

We have been unable to see more than a few sentences about the project, mainly in Russian media outlets. Official announcements on it are very rare. 

Bulgarian Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova has insisted that the Turkish Stream gas pipeline project will be costlier than the South Stream project.

In a Monday interview for the morning broadcast of the Bulgarian National Television, Petkova argued that the Turkish Stream gas pipeline had to cross an EU Member State.

Gazprom has launched the construction of the sea section of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline, according to Alexei Miller, CEO of the Russian energy giant.

In a Friday interview for the Rossiya 24 TV Channel, Miller, as cited by the TASS news agency, announced that Gazprom had moved to the stage of construction of the sea stretch of Turkish Stream.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow may consider extending funding to Greek companies which join the Russian pipeline project to deliver gas to Turkey and onward to Europe, RIA Novosti reported.