Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 36

7-Sep-2009

CASPIAN

Russia Presses Bulgaria On Strategic Energy Projects

Russias Prime Minister Vladimir Putin pressed his Bulgarian counterpart Boiko Borisov last week to make up his mind regarding the future of Bulgarias participation in the construction of the 4bn Belene nuclear power plant, and the completion of the South Stream and Burgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline projects. The two leaders met in Sopot, Poland, on 1 September on the sidelines of a...