Vucic says Azerbaijan suspends gas supplies to Serbia

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said at a press conference on Saturday, January 11, that Azerbaijan has stopped supplying the country with 1.7 million cubic meters of gas per day due to problems at the Shah Deniz field.

"We have received notification from our Azerbaijani brothers and friends that due to insurmountable difficulties, problems at the Shah Deniz field, we cannot count on the 1.7 million cubic meters of gas per day that we were receiving from today," Serbian portal K-013 quoted him as saying.

The President said that the country has enough energy reserves for the winter, but expressed hope for the resumption of supplies from Azerbaijan soon, Gazeta.Ru adds. He noted that if supplies are not restored, reserves will have to be used, but assured that there will be no shortage of gas and oil.

Earlier, January 9, it was reported that natural gas supplies to Bulgaria from Azerbaijan were suspended on January 7 for technical reasons. It was specified that despite the problems with gas supplies, Bulgargaz provided substitute volumes thanks to an agreement with Turkish BOTAS.