NABUCCO Project to be decided in 2013

Interest in the NABUCCO project remains; however, Azerbaijan is involved in other projects for transporting its natural gas to Europe and worldwide. The NABUCCO project has two directions: NABUCCO west towards Austria or TAP – towards Italy. The Azerbaijani Foreign Minister, Elmar Mammadyarov, stated that negotiations between the EU and Azerbaijan are underway. The initial agreement on the Trans-Anatolian gas pipeline (TANAP) was achieved. How the NABUCCO project will proceed is not known yet.