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Russian PM Putin: gas to flow to Europe on Tuesday

Mon Jan 12, 2009 1:44pm EST

NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Russia has agreed to resume natural gas transit to European consumers at 0700 GMT on Tuesday, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday.

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"What are your proposals?" Putin asked Gazprom's Chief Executive Officer Alexei Miller during a meeting at a state residence outside Moscow.

"Tomorrow morning at 1000 (0700 GMT) we plan to start test shipments via the Sudzha (compressor) station towards Western consumers," Miller said. Putin replied: "Good, I agree, let's get down to work."

Miller said gas transit monitors had already set off for gas compressor stations in Russia and Ukraine.

(Reporting by Denis Dyomkin; Writing by Dmitry Solovyov; Editing by Dmitry Zhdannikov)

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