Russian Gazprom company announced that it started to supply natural gas to Serbia, Bosnua, Heregovina from January 1st via a new route across Turkey and Bulgaria.

In May, Serbian Foreign Minsiter Ivica Dacic said that Belgrade was interested in joining the project to deliver Russian gas to southern Europe via Turkey and called on the European Union to clearly determine its stance on the issue. Earlier in June, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said that Moscow was waiting to see what options Brussels will offer for building its internal gas infrastructure.

Serbia is ready to sign onto the Turkish Stream pipeline project, the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic said Friday, according to local news reports.