Russian gas supplies to Hungary climb 37.3 per cent since early 2017
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Release
A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Management Committee of Gazprom, and Peter Szijjarto, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, took place today at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2017.
The parties discussed Russian gas exports to Hungary, noting that 2017 saw the demand for Russian gas in Hungary growing rapidly: over the past five months, Gazprom’s gas supplies to the country added 37.3 per cent compared to the January–May period of 2016.
Background
In 2016, Russian gas exports to Hungary totaled 5.7 billion cubic meters.