OREANDA-NEWS. The Gazprom Headquarters has hosted a working meeting between Mr. Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and His Excellency Mr. Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Belgium.

The parties addressed the prospects for further cooperation between Russia and Belgium in the oil and gas sector and pondered, inter alia, on Russian natural gas supply to Belgium and transit to third countries.

The parties also studied possibilities to jointly participate in an UGS facility construction project in Poederlee.

The parties confirmed their interest in promoting the long-term and mutually beneficial cooperation between Gazprom and Belgian energy companies.