UPDATE: Russia’s Gazprom exec says talks with EU fruitful

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BRUSSELS, Mar 9 (PRIME) -- Russian gas giant Gazprom Deputy CEO Alexander Medvedev has held “constructive” talks with European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager, he told reporters Wednesday.

Deputy Energy Minister Anatoly Yanovsky also took part in the talks.

The European Commission initiated the investigation against Gazprom in August 2012 and officially accused it of violating the E.U. competition rules in April 2015. According to the authority, Gazprom restricted free supplies to E.U. countries by splitting gas markets, preventing diversification of supplies and setting unfair prices.

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