BERLIN, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Germany aims to speak with the
new U.S. administration about the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline as
soon as it takes office, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said
on Friday.
Nord Stream 2, designed to double capacity of the existing
undersea Nord Stream gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, has
become a point of contention between Moscow and Washington, with
the United States seeking to cut Europe's reliance on Russian
energy.
The group behind the pipeline suspended works in December
2019 due to the threat of sanctions from Washington.
Maas said, he welcomed the fact that the latest U.S.
sanctions decisions from December envisaged government
consultations before the imposition of any further punitive
measures.
(Reporting by Sabine Siebold
Editing by Caroline Copley)
