Nord Stream AG Will Participate in the Baltic Sea Action Summit in Helsinki
Feb. 3, 2010 | Zug | Nord Stream will participate in the Baltic Sea Action Summit organized in Helsinki on 10 February 2010. The Summit brings together heads of state and heads of government of countries in the Baltic Sea region, private enterprises and non-governmental organizations. At the Summit, Nord Stream will present its firm commitment to the preservation of the Baltic Sea, along with other participants.
Nord Stream will share the extensive knowledge which it has gathered for the purposes of preparing and submitting the relevant documentation in pursuit of corresponding permits for the construction and operation of the natural gas pipelines concerning the Baltic Sea, to be utilised for further Baltic Sea research and preservation work through a new Fund. The objective is to increase the existing knowledge regarding the state of the Baltic Sea and its preservation. More detailed information about this commitment will be made public on Wednesday 10 February.
The Baltic Sea Action Summit (BSAS) is a joint initiative of the President of Finland, the Finnish Prime Minister and the Baltic Sea Action Group (BSAG). The objective of the process is to join the resources of public, private and third-party actors for the benefit of the Baltic Sea.
Data subject to legal restrictions by the laws of the Baltic Sea countries will be excluded from the Fund's data bank. Nord Stream will liaise with national authorities on this question.
