Eric Watkins
Senior Correspondent
LOS ANGELES, Nov 3 -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said he and his Russian counterpart, Mikhail Fradkov, agreed to accelerate negotiations on a proposed oil pipeline between the two countries.
The two sides long have discussed the feasibility of building an oil pipeline from Anagarsk, Russia, to link with China's pipeline network at the northeastern city of Daqing.
The Chinese announcement came days after senior Japanese and Russian government officials agreed to speed up talks on possible cooperation on a separate proposed oil pipeline linking eastern Siberia with Russia's Pacific coast (OGJ Online, Nov 1, 2005).
Under the Japanese proposal, the pipeline would end at the Siberian port city of Nakhodka—allowing Russia to ship its oil to China, Japan, and South Korea.
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