A working meeting was held today between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Darja Radic, Slovenian Minister of Economy.

The meeting participants discussed the current status and future prospects of cooperation in the gas industry. In particular, it was emphasized that South Stream was a strategic project for Slovenia with Geoplin Plinovodi involved in its execution.

During the negotiations, it was noted that the project was progressing on schedule.

Background:

Russian natural gas has been supplied to Slovenia since 1978.

In 2009 Gazprom delivered 0.5 billion cubic meters of gas to the Republic. The current contract is effective through 2017.