Aso expresses desire to import LNG from Sakhalin-1 gas field

Aso expresses desire to import LNG from Sakhalin-1 gas field

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Aso (L) meets with Russian Minister for Industry and Energy Victor Khristenko at the Foreign Ministry guesthouse in Tokyo on Feb. 26. Aso expressed hope during a meeting of the Japan Russian-Federation Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Issues on the same day that Japan wants to import liquefied natural gas from the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas field.

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