Signing of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline agreement is not planned at
the East Russia Economic Forum (EREF), press secretary of the Russian
President Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. "As far as I know, this piece of
information is contrary to facts. No such signing is planned," Peskov
said, adding that the list of energy deals planned to be executed at the
EREF has not yet been finalized.
Kommersant newspaper said earlier on Monday referring to sources
familiar with the progress in negotiations thatRussian gas giant
Gazprom may sign a binding shareholders agreement on the Nord Stream 2
gas pipeline at the East Russia Economic Forum (EREF) in Vladivostokin
September.
Nord Stream 2 is the construction project of the natural gas pipeline
with the capacity of 55 bln cubic meters from Russia to Germany across
the Baltic Sea. The route and the entry point to the German gas
transport system in Greifswald are intended to be the same as for the
first Nord Stream gas pipeline launched in 2011.
(ITAR-TASS)