Gazprom Deputy Board of Directors Chairman Alexander Medvedev met with French and British Government Representatives
6 January 2009

During his European trip, Gazprom Deputy Board of Directors Chairman Alexander Medvedev met in Paris on Monday with the French Minister of the Economy and Finance Christine Lagarde. He informed her about the situation concerning the supply of Russian natural gas to France as well as the overall situation concerning the transit of gas through Ukraine.

"We have always been and will always be the most reliable suppliers of the blue fuel in Europe," Mr.Medvedev assured the French minister.

Mr. Medvedev also visited London on Monday, where he met with British Energy Minister Mike O'Brien. Mr. Medvedev told Mr. O'Brien about the current situation concerning the transit of gas that has arisen due to the position of the Ukrainian side. He stressed that Russia has earned a reputation in Europe as a reliable gas exporter over the course of more than 40 years, and that Gazprom would continue to do everything in its power to ensure uninterrupted gas supply to European consumers.

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