Kremlin says there is no doubt that gas pipeline deal with China will be clinched

MOSCOW: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday that there was no doubt that Russia and China will reach a deal on the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline, after an FT report said the deal had stalled over China’s price demands.

He also told a daily conference call with reporters that the talks on the pipeline, which is designed to bring 50 billion cubic metres per year of Russian gas to China, will continue.

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Peskov said the commercial aspects of the talks are not to be disclosed for the wider public.