Maas, Blinken May Have In-Person Talks On Nord Stream 2 Next Week - Reports
Sumaira FH Published March 20, 2021 | 02:00 AM
BERLIN (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 20th March, 2021) German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken may discuss the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project next week during an in-person meeting, the Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Friday.
The officials are set to take part in the NATO ministerial in Brussels from March 23-24. According to the German newspaper, Blinken expects to use this opportunity to meet personally with Maas and discuss the project.
Nord Stream 2 is a joint venture of Russian energy company Gazprom and five European partners, aimed at the construction of a twin pipeline to deliver Russian gas to Germany beneath the Baltic Sea.
The project is a constant target of criticism and sanctions by the United States, which calls it a threat to the energy security of Europe and Ukraine.
Earlier this week, Blinken warned that companies involved in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline were at risk of facing sanctions and should abandon their work on the pipeline immediately.
Meanwhile, Berlin keeps rejecting extraterritorial sanctions in connection with the Nord Stream 2 project, saying that the pipeline's construction should be completed.
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