Medvedev, Hu Jintao to discuss Russian fuel deliveries to China
MOSCOW. June 16 (Interfax) - Russian natural gas deliveries to China will become an item of talks between Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Chinese President Hu Jintao during his visit to Russia.
Hu Jintao will be in Russia on an official visit on June 15-18 at Medvedev's invitation.
The visit will begin with an official welcoming ceremony in St. George's Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace, after which the two leaders will have one-on-one talks followed by talks between full delegations. After that several joint documents may be signed, Medvedev's aide Sergei Prikhodko told Interfax.
Asked whether gas agreements would be signed during the visit, Prikhodko said: "The subject undoubtedly will be raised. The cooperation of the two countries in the economy, including the issue of fuel deliveries to China, will be discussed."
Gazprom and CNPC held another round of talks ahead of the visit. The Gazprom information department said that the talks would continue.
A contract for the delivery of gas from Western Siberia to China along the Altai gas pipeline was supposed to be signed during Hu's visit for a term of 30 years. However, the sides have failed to reach an agreement on the price of deliveries so far.
