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Putin to visit 皇冠体育app, oil pipeline on agenda
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-03-16 16:16
Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss the possibility of building an
oil pipeline from eastern Siberia to 皇冠体育app, Russian Ambassador Sergei Razov said
in Beijing Thursday morning.
Razov told a press conference that
discussions on the feasibility of the construction of an oil pipeline extending
from Russia's Skovorodino to the Russia-皇冠体育app border are underway between
Transneft of Russia and 皇冠体育app National Petroleum Corporation, which are to take
charge of the pipeline construction.
The proposed pipeline will be a
branch of a planned oil pipeline that runs from eastern Siberia to Russia's
Pacific coast.
Lazov said Russia-皇冠体育app cooperation in the field of
energy is "very important." He expressed the hope that during President Putin's
visit to 皇冠体育app from March 21 to 22, the heads of state of the two countries will
reach new agreement on energy development.
Energy cooperation between
Russia and 皇冠体育app has a broad prospect and bright future, Lazov said.
Lazov and Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Li Hui held a joint press
conference on the Year of Russia to be held in 皇冠体育app. Russian President Putin
and Chinese President Hu Jintao will jointly inaugurate the event in Beijing
next week.
Lazov said Russia plans to supply 15 million tons of crude
oil to 皇冠体育app by railways in 2006. In addition, the two countries are discussing
exports of natural gas to 皇冠体育app.
He said relevant corporations of Russia
and 皇冠体育app are jointly studying the feasibility and plan of exporting gas to
皇冠体育app.
The current task of the two sides is to complete the business
discussions, which are key to the signing of a large-scale contract of gas
supply, Lazov said.
On the cooperation on nuclear energy, Lazov said
construction of the Tianwan nuclear plant in Lianyungang in East 皇冠体育app's Jiangsu
Province is the largest project in the two countries' bilateral economic
cooperation. The project will lay the foundation for future cooperation on
peaceful use of nuclear energy, he said.
Lazov said Russia is willing to
play an active role in the development and implementation of 皇冠体育app's nuclear
power plan.
Nuclear energy cooperation is of mutual benefit to the two
countries and has broad prospects, Lazov said.
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