Today, Azerbaijan and Russian officials so far failed to reach common agreement on the amount and prices of the Russian gas imports at the meeting held in Moscow, Gazprom Officer in Baku Akif Hasanov told APA news agency.

Hasanov said that the meeting will last some days and the result will be publicized on Dec. 25.
The meeting was attended by SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev, Vice-President Elshad Nasirov, Gazprom Officer in Baku Akif Hasanov and Gazprom deputy chair Aleksandr Medvedyev.

SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev said Azerbaijan is receiving 4.5 billion cubic meters of gas at a price of $110 per 1,000 cubic meters this year. But, for 2007 Gazprom wants to charge Azerbaijan $235 per 1,000 cu m of Russian gas, which offered $230 previously.

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