ULAN-UDE, March 14. /TASS/. Construction of a gas pipeline for exports to China will make it possible to develop gas infrastructure in Buryatia, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during the visit to the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant on Tuesday.
"If there is an export pipeline [to China] and good export prices, then this main pipeline should pass about 200 km away from Ulan-Ude," Putin said. "Then it will be possible to consider and work out a gas infrastructure development plan for the region in cooperation with Gazprom, with the Republic, and with the Russian Government," the Russian leader noted.
Gazprom and its Chinese partners are currently developing gas pipeline routes, Putin added.