Russian deputy PM due in Seoul for energy talks

SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin will visit
South Korea later this week to discuss ways to boost bilateral cooperation in the
energy sector, officials here said Monday.

Sechin, who oversees Russia's energy policy, will arrive in Seoul aboard his
personal plane on Wednesday, shortly after attending a ceremony to mark the
opening of his country's first-ever liquefied natural gas (LNG) production
terminal on the island of Sakhalin in its Far East.
"The terminal will provide 1.5 million tons of LNG to South Korea each year, 6
percent of the nation's total consumption, enabling South Korea to diversify its
energy supply sources," a government official said. He asked not to be identified
before the official announcement of Sechin's trip.
"Deputy Prime Minister Sechin is scheduled to meet senior South Korean government
officials and business leaders during his three-day stay in South Korea," he
added.
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