OREANDA-NEWS. On April 17, as part of the celebrations dedicated the 40th anniversary of Russian natural gas supply to Austria, Vienna hosted a meeting between Alexander Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee of Gazprom and Alfred Gusenbauer, Federal Chancellor of Austria.

The parties addressed the possibilities of boosting Russian gas supply and improving the UGS system, issues of interaction within the development project for the Central European Gas Hub at Baumgarten as well as matters relative to the South Stream gas pipeline construction.

The parties pointed to the fruitfulness of the Russian-Austrian cooperation in the energy sector and its significance for the European energy security as well as expressed optimism about the prospects for further cooperation.