Russia has urged Bulgaria to decide whether to commit itself to the South Stream gas pipeline project and Belene nuclear power plant, Bulgaria's Novonite news agency reports Tuesday.
Russia has urged Bulgaria to decide whether to commit itself to the South Stream gas pipeline project and Belene nuclear power plant, Bulgaria 's Novonite news agency reports Tuesday.

The South Stream project "is not just an intergovernmental project, it involves the private business as well, that's why the sooner everyone knows what they should do, the better," Novonite quoted Russia 's Ambassador to the European Union Vladimir Chizhov as saying.

The statement is further indication that Russia is losing patience with Bulgaria 's foot-dragging, after OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS) president Alexei Miller indicated last week that South Stream might change course to exclude Bulgaria .

Recent statements by Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov that his country would be pulling out of two other high-profile energy projects, involving Russia --the Belene nuclear plant and the Burgas-Alexandrupolis oil pipeline--have caused confusion and dismay in Russia , the report said.

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