OREANDA-NEWS. September 28, 2007. Today the Gazprom Headquarters has hosted a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Alexander Volkov, President of the Udmurt Republic.

The parties discussed the progress with the execution of the Agreement of cooperation between Gazprom and the Udmurt Republic.

Particularly, the parties examined the prospects for Gazprom participation in the Republic’s gasification. The meeting underscored that this issue will be examined within the development of the Draft Program of gasification in 2008. Additionally, the parties will consider the gasification program execution provided by the region in 2007. The branch pipeline construction and consumers preparation for gas intake in the region is currently performed due to the schedule.

The Republic Government will provide the justification for investment and designing estimates for local pipeline construction as well as the plant for regional consumer preparation to receive gas next year.