VLADIVOSTOK, September 4. /TASS/. Russia will be able to supply an additional 10 bln cubic meters (bcm) of gas for gasification of the Far East regions, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said.

"[Now] a Far Eastern project with a capacity of 10 bln cubic meters of gas is being implemented," he said in an interview with the Rossiya-24 TV channel on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF).

The 10th Eastern Economic Forum is taking place in Vladivostok from September 3 to 6 under the theme "The Far East: Cooperation for Peace and Prosperity." The business program features more than 100 thematic sessions divided into seven tracks. The forum has brought together over 4,500 participants from more than 70 countries and territories. The Roscongress Foundation is the organizer of the EEF, with TASS as its general information partner.