Greece, Macedonia, Serbia and Hungary discuss ‘Turkish Stream’

The foreign ministers of Greece, Macedonia, Serbia and Hungary met on the 7 April 2015 to discuss potential participation in Russian plans for the new Turkish Stream pipeline.

Greece's energy policy was one of the topics of discussion during Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's visit to Russia on 7-8 April 2015. Sources with the Greek government later said that an agreement over the Turkish Stream was set to be signed later in the month.

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