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The Estonian Foreign Minister noted the importance of the issue and agreed on the need to coordinate efforts.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Oleksiy Honcharuk has called on the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia, Urmas Reinsalu, to strengthen opposition to the implementation of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, including through coordinated actions by EU Member States and NATO Allies.
"It is important that EU Member States explain to their citizens the negative consequences of Nord Stream 2 for Europe’s energy security," Honcharuk said during a bilateral meeting earlier on Monday, the Cabinet press service reported.
In response, the Estonian foreign minister noted the importance of the issue and agreed on the need to coordinate efforts to counter the construction of the gas pipeline.
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As UNIAN reported earlier, the Danish Energy Agency issued a permit for the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline on its continental shelf southeast of Bornholm Island with a length of 147 km.
UNIAN memo. The Nord Stream 2 project envisages the construction and operation of two gas pipeline branches with a total throughput capacity of 55 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year from the coast of Russia through the Baltic Sea to Germany. It should connect Russia's Ust-Lug and Germany's Greifswald.
This new pipeline bypassing Ukraine is to be built next to the existing Nord Stream 1 pipeline. The construction of the pipeline should be completed before the end of 2019. The pipeline will be 1,220 km long.
The project is being implemented by Russia's Gazprom in alliance with European companies – ENGIE, Uniper, OMV, Shell, and Wintershall.
Ukraine stands against the construction of Nord Stream 2 as it will most likely lose its status of a gas transit country, while its potential revenue losses are estimated at $3 billion annually. The project is also highly criticized by the U.S., Poland, and Baltic States.