MOSCOW — A working meeting between Alexey Miller, chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Sylvie Bermann, ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of France to the Russian Federation, took place today at the Arctic: Territory of Dialogue 5th International Arctic Forum in St. Petersburg.
The parties discussed issues related to cooperation in the gas sector, including gas supplies. It was noted that France ranks among Gazprom’s key markets in Europe. The Company’s gas exports to the country grew by 58% in five years, reaching 12.9 Bcm in 2018.
Particular attention at the meeting was paid to the progress of the Nord Stream 2 project. It was highlighted that 607.7 mi (978 km) of pipes – 40% of the gas pipeline’s total length – have been laid in the Baltic Sea by now.
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