New York, April 26 - Neftegaz.RU. Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz has said he believes the US will back efforts to block the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline opposed by Poland.
Czaputowicz spoke about Nord Stream 2 with US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley in New York. If built, the Nord Stream 2 pipeline would supply around 55 billion cubic metres of natural gas a year from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea, circumventing Poland, the Baltic states and Ukraine.
Poland’s maritime minister has said that the pipeline would seal Russian gas monopoly Gazprom’s dominant position in Europe’s energy market and would undermine the European Union’s energy security.
The US State Department spokeswoman has previously said that the US government opposed Nord Stream 2 as the project would undermine Europe’s energy security and stability.
Czaputowicz and Haley also discussed Poland’s plans for May 2018, when the country will take over the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council for a month.
