Russia's state-controlled gas company Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller speaks at an annual shareholders meeting in Moscow on Friday, June 26, 2009. Gazprom, the world's largest natural gas producer, said Friday it hoped to sign key deals in Azerbaijan next week, raising the possibility that Russia will seek to secure Azeri gas to feed pipelines to Europe. AP Photo logo AP Photo 32 months ago

Russia's state-controlled gas company Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller speaks at an annual shareholders meeting in Moscow on Friday, June 26, 2009. Gazprom, the world's largest natural gas producer, said Friday it hoped to sign key deals in Azerbaijan next week, raising the possibility that Russia will seek to secure Azeri gas to feed pipelines to Europe.

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