Nikolic: Not possible to build Turkish Stream through Serbia

President Tomislav Nikolic said the construction of the gas pipeline Turkish Stream is not possible through Serbia, adding he thinks that for this reason Belgrade will not receive gas from that direction

"I think that the realization of Turkish Stream (in Serbia) is impossible and that we will not receive gas from that direction," Nikolic said in an interview with the Interfax news agency.

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The Russian agency noted that Serbian Ambassador to Russia Slavenko Terzic said earlier that the abandonment of South Stream and a new agreement on Turkish Stream made the energy situation difficult for Serbia.

The president also said Serbia opposes the Western sanctions imposed on Russia, but that, once it becomes an EU member, it will follow the Union's common policy.

"We have presented to all European officials our position that now we do not agree with the imposition of sanctions against Russia, but when we become a member (of the EU), we will have to conduct a common foreign policy," Nikolic said.

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Speaking about the ambition to join the EU, Nikolic said that Kosovo is a bigger obstacle than Serbia's development of cooperation with Russia.

(Telegraf.co.uk/ Tanjug)