The Gazprom headquarters hosted a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the company’s management committee and Li Hui, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the Russian Federation.
“The parties addressed the issues of strategic cooperation in the gas sector as well as arranging the Russian natural gas supply to China via the eastern route,” said the company in a statement.
It was pointed out that Gazprom made energetic efforts to build the required gas production, transmission and processing capacities in Eastern Russia. Particularly, the preparations for the construction of the Power of Siberia gas pipeline were highlighted.
Li Hui stressed during the meeting that Gazprom was a driving force of the Russian-Chinese cooperation.
Press Release, August 20, 2014; Image: Gazprom