In St. Petersburg, a working meeting was held between President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov and Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee Alexei Miller, the president’s press service told IA "Res".
Anatoly Bibilov and Alexey Miller examined the course and prospects of cooperation.
"In particular, it was a question of exporting gas to South Ossetia, the timing of the gasification project for settlements of the Republic of South Ossetia was discussed," the press service said.
The general gasification scheme assumes the gasification of about 200 settlements, the construction of more than 520 km of inter-settlement gas pipelines and 370 km of inter-settlement gas pipelines.
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In August 2009, in order to ensure direct gas supply to South Ossetia from the territory of the Russian Federation, Gazprom commissioned the Dzuarikau-Tskhinval trunk gas pipeline.
In April 2010, Gazprom and the South Ossetian government signed a Cooperation Agreement valid until 2029.
Gazprom has developed the General Gasification Scheme for the Republic of South Ossetia, which involves the gasification of about 200 settlements, the construction of more than 520 km of inter-settlement gas pipelines and 370 km of inter-settlement gas pipelines.
In May 2018, the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of South Ossetia on the conditions for the purchase and sale of shares and further activities of Gazprom - South Ossetia was signed and entered into force in May 2018.