Pipeliners

THE HAGUE, November 2 (RIA Novosti) - The Netherlands is interested in the construction of a gas pipeline across the Baltic Sea, the Dutch prime minister said Wednesday. Speaking at a press conference after talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Jan Peter Balkenende said his country was interested in stable energy supplies. "Russia is a very important country in terms of energy. We know about progress at the negotiations on the gas pipeline construction and that Great Britain is participating in the project. We'll continue talks with Russia about our participation in the project," the Dutch Balkenende said.