A top energy official of the EU will travel to Turkey and Azerbaijan to show Europe's commitment to a gas pipeline that would transport natural gas from the Caucasus westward in 2013 keeping it well away from Russia’s reach.
The EU is trying to ease its dependence on Russia which provides 40 percent of EU’s gas imports. Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs will make a push for the Nabucco pipeline whose existence is threatened by the deals Russia is pursuing in the region.
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