Russia plans to sign contract on "western route" gas supplies to China in Q2 2015 - Russian Energy Minister

GORKI, March 18. /TASS/. Russia still plans to sign the contract on "western route" gas supplies to China in the second quarter of 2015, while the exact date will depend on negotiations, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Wednesday when answering the question whether the document may be signed in May. "Absolutely, we target at the second quarter. We had such goals set and agreements to consider also the possibility to speed up the signing of this contract in the second quarter," he said. "Of course, the real situation will depend on negotiations and on agreements made by the sides," the minister said, adding that this first of all concerns Russian gas giant Gazprom and China’s CNPC. Read more