In a symbolic welding of two pipeline segments, the construction phase of the pipeline project that will directly link Europe's energy grid to the world's largest natural gas reserves in Russia was officially launched. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and EU Commissioner for Energy G?nther Oettinger, and the Nord Stream consortium's shareholders from Russia, Germany and the Netherlands joined the ceremony.
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