BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

29/11/2006

Gazprom and Beltransgaz to sign joint venture agreement in 2006

RBC, 29.11.2006, Moscow 10:31:28.Gazprom and Beltransgaz will create a joint venture with equal 50 percent stakes before the year-end, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in Minsk today at the end of negotiations with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko.

According to Putin, an independent asset appraisal had been completed and experts had reached understanding and agreement moving closer to a final decision.

The Russian president expressed hope for Russia and Belarus reaching agreements in the energy sphere in the near future. "In general, there is an understanding of how to solve problems in the energy sphere", Russia's Channel One reported citing the President.

Source:

http://www.rbcnews.com/free/20061129103128.shtml

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