Gazprom to discuss gas supply during Putin's visit to China  

普京访华期间俄气将与中方进行供气谈判

俄罗斯天然气工业股份公司(俄气/Gazprom)董事会副主席阿列克谢·米勒30日在此间透露，俄罗斯总统普京6月初访华期间，俄气将与中方就供气事宜进行谈判。

Moscow (CNS) -- Open Joint Stock Company Gazprom will negotiate on gas supply with its Chinese partner during Putin's visit to China in June, revealed the company's chief executive Alexei Miller on Wednesday.

Putin is attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit from June 5 to 7, which will bring Sino-Russian energy talks back to the center of media attention.

China is in great demand for Russia's natural gas in the long run, said Miller, and the only remaining problem between the two countries is fixing prices, since Russia has already made full preparations to lay gas pipelines to China.

Russia expects to supply 30 billion cubic meters of natural gas to China every year in the future, according to RIA Novosti.