OREANDA-NEWS  "China intends to build closer partnership relations with Russia in the energy sector, together strengthen international energy security and stability of production and supply chains," Hanhui said.

He stressed that the Chinese authorities also intend to make a positive contribution to maintaining global energy security.

Earlier, Russia and China signed an intergovernmental agreement on gas supplies via the Far Eastern route.

Igor Yushkov, a leading analyst at the National Energy Security Fund, an expert at the Financial University, spoke to Nation News about the situation on the global gas market.