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Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to meet Austrian head of state Heinz Fischer in Vienna.

OMV and Gazprom officials are expected to seal deals on the South Stream pipeline during his visit, daily Die Presse reveals, citing high-profile sources.

Turkey has asked Russia to reduce the price of the natural gas it buys, the country’s energy minister said on June 19, during a visit to Moscow.

Bulgaria will hold early general elections between September 28 and October 12, the authorities said, in the hope that a fresh indication of the voter's will will help solve a year-long political crisis in the country.

Bulgaria and other EU members are being pressured into pulling out of the South Stream pipeline, Russian Economy Minister Alexander Novak said.

In a speech held at the 21st World Petroleum Congress in Moscow, he argued the EU had taken "a tough stance" on the exploitation of trans-border infrastructural projects "with Russian participation".

The South Stream gas pipeline could have a ramification to the Crimean peninsula, Oleg Savelyev, Minister of Crimean Affairs, announced.

Lavrov on Monday began a two-day visit to Belgrade, where he will meet top officials and press Moscow’s case for the continuation of work on state company Gazprom’s South Stream pipeline, which will take gas from Russia through Serbia to western Europe.

BELGRADE - Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will discuss with Serbian officials the political relations and economic cooperation between the two countries, especially such important matters like the South Stream natural gas pipeline, Ukraine and Kosovo, Russian Ambassador to Serbia Alexander Chepurin has said.

The article is from Deutsche Welle

Bulgaria has yielded to pressure from Europe and indefinitely halted work on the Russian gasline project South Stream. But experts believe the decision may do more harm than good for the government in Sofia.

Bulgarian Economy Minister Dragomir Stoynev has said his government was being held responsible for actions of previous governments regarding the South Stream project.

Russian state-owned concern Gazprom maintains the South Stream gas pipeline project is being carried out on schedule, company officials were quoted as saying.