OREANDA-NEWS. June 10, 2008.  Led by Valery Golubev, Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee, a Gazprom delegation today paid a working visit to the Republic of Tajikistan.

As part of the visit Valery Golubev met with Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon, Tajik Prime Minister Akil Akilov and Tajik Energy and Industry Minister Gul Sherali. The parties addressed the progress with the bilateral relations and the outlook for further cooperation deepening between Gazprom and the Republic of Tajikistan.

Based on the meeting results the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan and Gazprom inked the Agreement on the general principles of geological survey at oil and gas prospects in the Republic of Tajikistan (Rengan, Sargazon, Sarykamysh, Zapadny Shaambary).

The parties confirmed their interest in further reinforcing the mutually beneficial long-term partnership between Gazprom and Tajikistan in the energy sector.