OREANDA-NEWS. On December 13-15, within the framework of the Agreement for Strategic Cooperation between Gazprom and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), Sanya (PRC) hosted the 5th meeting of the Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC) between Gazprom and CNPC.

Moderating the meeting were the JCC Co-Chairmen – Alexander Ananenkov, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Zhou Jiping, Vice President of CNPC. The JCC meeting approved the work done to promote joint businesses outlined in the Agreement and the Protocol of the 4th JCC meeting.

The parties examined various aspects in relation to the Project for natural gas supply from Russia to China via the priority Western route as well as issues surrounding supply options via the Eastern route in accordance with the Development Program for an integrated gas production, transportation and supply system in Eastern Siberia and the Far East, taking into account potential gas exports to Asia Pacific.

The 6th JCC meeting is planned to be held in the summer of 2007 in Russia.