Alexey Miller and Mongolian Prime Minister L. Oyun-Erdene commend rapid progress of Soyuz Vostok project
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A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and L. Oyun-Erdene, Prime Minister of Mongolia, took place today at the Eastern Economic Forum 2022 in Vladivostok.
The meeting was focused on the Soyuz Vostok gas trunkline construction project. The parties expressed appreciation for its rapid progress. After the feasibility study was successfully completed and its results were approved, the project entered its practical stage – the gas pipeline is now being designed.
Alexey Miller thanked L. Oyun-Erdene for comprehensive support at every stage of the project.
Background
The Eastern Economic Forum 2022 is taking place on September 5–8 in Vladivostok. The main theme of this year's Forum is “The Path to a Multipolar World.”
In 2019, Gazprom and the Government of Mongolia signed a Memorandum of Understanding.
In January 2022, Gazprom and the Government of Mongolia signed a statement on the results of the consideration of the feasibility study for the Soyuz Vostok gas trunkline construction project. The study was prepared by the Gazoprovod Soyuz Vostok special-purpose vehicle.
February 2022 marked the signing of the contract for design and survey works as part of the project, as well the Action Plan of the Joint Working Group between the Government of Mongolia and Gazprom for 2022–2024.