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Romania might import natural gas, directly from Russia, namely without any intermediary, in two-year time, after the vice-president of the Russian Gazprom gas supplier announced he wants to start negotiations with the Romanian authorities on the issue, Economy, Commerce and Business Environment Minister Adriean Videanu said in Sibiu (central), on Saturday.

‘Gazprom’s vice-president showed readiness to start negotiations with the Romanian authorities, over natural gas imports, directly from Russia, starting the year 2012, when the intermediaries’ incumbent agreements on the natural gas supply are to run out,’ Minister Videanu explained adding that the cooperation with Gazprom is important.

He also reported that a Romgaz delegation is to go to Moscow, on March 22, to discuss several cooperation opportunities with the Gazprom officials. ‘On March 22, a Romgaz delegation is to go to Moscow, and they are to come to Bucharest, afterwards, and thus we are to meet the joint agenda we scheduled together. We’ll try to identify opportunities and finalize a cooperation with Gazprom that I see important,’ Economy Minister concluded.