The Russian State Duma approves the agreement on the delivery of natural gas to China through the far East route.

The Russian State Duma approves the agreement on Russia's delivery of natural gas to China through the far East route. The Russian Satellite News Agency reported on 31 May that the Russian State Duma passed a bill on approving the cooperation agreement on gas supply on the Russian COSCO East Line. According to earlier news, under the far East Line gas transmission cooperation project, Russia and China plan to lay a pipeline from Dalinelechinsk, Russia, to China's Hulin.