Gazprom described the timing of the signing of the agreement on the " Power of Siberia-2 "
Dialogues Gazprom with China through the pipeline "Power of Siberia-2" are on schedule, all technical aspects are agreed, the signing is expected in spring 2016, said on Thursday the head of the organization Alexey Miller. "along the Western route ? We are on schedule. If we talk about all major technical issues, they agreed. One question remains ? commercial "? quoted expression Miller, RIA " Novosti ". "We expect the signing in the spring of 2016", - has specified the head of Gazprom." of course, we can predict that the Treaty can be signed and a little earlier. You have to understand that there are pros and in this part of the negotiations on the Western route, in comparison with the East, But there are certain points that differ from the Eastern corridor of our supplies. But, I emphasize, We are working with our colleagues from China is constructive, and some issues now in the process of negotiations no " ? noticed Miller. On 18 August it was announced that the dialogues Gazprom and China on gas supplies via the Western route (the project "Power of Siberia ? 2" ) have good dynamics, the parties agreed on the basic rules of supply. About it have told in the Russian organization for the results of the meeting of the head of holding Alexey Miller and Vice President of PetroChina Juan Wage. In mid-August it was also announced that the project of the gas pipeline "Nord stream ? 2" has a chance to get the approval of Brussels, notwithstanding the political debate around Ukraine. The Western route stipulates the delivery of gas to China from fields in Western Siberia in the amount of 30 billion cubic meters per year in the first phase. In may 2015, Gazprom and CNPC signed an agreement on the main conditions of pipeline gas supplies from Russia to China along the route in question, which was called " Power of Siberia-2 ".