Karamanlis has referred to the South Stream project as "a contribution to our country’s and Europe’s energy efficiency … included in our general policy for the diversification of energy sources, rendering Greece an important hub for energy resources.
Karamanlis je za projekat Južni tok rekao da predstavlja "doprinos energetskoj efikasnosti naše zemlje i Evrope ... uključen u našu generalnu politiku diverzifikacije energetskih izvora.