Reuters: Gazprom says fully meeting Europe gas demands

Russian natural gas exporter Gazprom said on Tuesday it was fully meeting gas demand from European clients amid complaints the company had reduced flows to Europe.

Gazprom also signalled that it is willing to forge closer ties with China, to which it has agreed to start supplying gas from 2019.

"The company is fully satisfying the gas demands of its European partners," Gazprom said in a statement after a meeting of its board.

Slovakia, Poland, Romania and Austria have all reported slight declines in shipments in recent days from Russia, which is embroiled in a row with the European Union over the Ukraine crisis.
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