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Published on Russia Today RT, March 20, 2015.

… The agreement defines the basic conditions for cooperation in Russian gas supply to China via the so-called eastern route. It includes the terms of design, construction and operation of the cross-border pipeline sector, the government said Friday.  

The bill was sent to the State Duma for ratification and the next stage will be its approval by the members of parliament. The conclusion of the pipeline use agreement, which will be valid for 40 years, was one of the conditions of implementation of the gas contract between Gazprom and CNPC. The overall gas supply contract was concluded for a period of 30 years and envisages the supply of Russian gas to China in the amount of 38 billion cubic meters per year … //

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Links:

Of Greeks and Germans, re-imagining our Shared Future – Yanis Varoufakis, on naked capitalism, by Yves Smith, March 20, 2015;

Europe Tilts East Towards China – Michael Hudson, on naked capitalism, by Yves Smith, March 20, 2015;

Supermoon solar eclipse thrills sky gazers (PHOTOS, VIDEOS), on Russia Today RT, March 20, 2015;

Solar eclipse Zurich Switzerland – éclipse solaire Zurique Suisse – Sonnenfinsternis Zürich Schweiz, 0.30 min, uploaded by KEYSTONE Video, March 20, 2015: video [at] keystone.ch;  Keystone.ch; /Impressum; /Contact; Solar Eclipses: on Google Images-search;

NATO Warships In Naval Exercises In Black Sea, on Stop NATO, by Richard Rozoff, March 20, 2015;

New report shows why public-private partnerships don’t work, on Left Foot Forward, by Ruby Stockham, March 20, 2015: secrecy and concealed borrowing protect commercial rather than public interests;

US Government Threatened Germany Over Aiding Snowden, on The Anti-Media, by SM Gibson, March 19, 2015;

Kiev Rejects Minsk Mandated Donbass Self-Rule, on Global Research.ca, by tephen Lendman, March 19, 2015;

Egypt: Time to work, on Al-Ahram weekly online, by Niveen Wahish, March 19, 2015: The outcome of the Egypt Economic Development Conference holds out the promise of a brighter future for Egyptians. But will the stakeholders be able to deliver;

Yemen: Hadi rejects UN-led talks, on Al-Ahram weekly online, by Nasser Arrabyee, March 19, 2015;

Medieval Fantasies? Islamic State Pursues Apocalyptic Logic, on Spiegel Online International, an essay by Georg Diez, March 19, 2015: Islamic State is making headlines by destroying historical artifacts in Iraq. But far from being an expression of medieval nihilism, the campaign on culture is a strategy aimed at drawing the West into battle. The destruction is reminiscent of that wrought by the US …;

Griechen-Gipfel, Letzte Chance oder finaler Eklat? im KOPP-Verlag, von Markus Gärtner, 19. März 2015;

Nederlands defensiemateriaal van Afghanistanmissie gestolen / Niederlands Defensivmaterial der Afghanistanmission gestohlen, in NCR.nl, von Jos van Rey, 17. März 2015;

Details Of Tax Avoidance Schemes For Wealthy HSBC Clients Revealed, on CorpWatch, by Mayu Chang, Feb 27, 2015.