Natural Gas World
  • Natural Gas News

    RIA Novosti: Putin, Hu Sign Raft of Deals - But No Gas Price Agreement

    old

Summary

Russia and China have yet to reach an agreement on gas pricing despite pledging deep bilateral ties and signing 20 cooperation deals on Tuesday.

by:

Posted in:

Press Notes

Print This Article

RIA Novosti: Putin, Hu Sign Raft of Deals - But No Gas Price Agreement

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao issued a joint pledge to deepen bilateral ties and signed almost 20 cooperation deals on Tuesday, although a gas price deal to facilitate sales to Beijing was yet again conspicuously missing.

Putin’s visit to China is his first since resuming the Russian presidency on May 7. A total of 17 agreements were signed, covering cooperation in industry, tourism, nuclear power, energy, and direct investment.  MORE

Related Articles