OREANDA-NEWS. On April 3, 2008 the Gazprom Headquarters today hosted a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Viktor Vekselberg, Executive Director (Gas Development) of TNK-BP.

The parties discussed issues related to the preparation of the transactions for Gazprom to purchase from TNK-BP a 68.2 per cent stake in RUSIA Petroleum and a 50 per cent stake in East Siberian Gas Company.

The parties also addressed issues concerning deeper cooperation between the companies in other projects.