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    ROSNEFT'S DECISION ON PARTICIPATION IN ARMENIA'S NAIRIT TO BE KNOWN AFTER COMPLETION OF AUDIT

    YEREVAN, August 3, /ARKA/ Russian Rosneft company President and
    Chairman of the Board Igor Sechin had a working meeting today with
    Director General of Armenian Nairit Plant Hovhannes Hakhinyan and
    Deputy Director General for Reconstruction and Development Karen
    Mirzoyan. The meeting was held just before negotiations between
    the President of Russia Vladimir Putin and the President of Armenia
    Serzh Sargsyan.

    During the meeting, the parties discussed Rosneft's potential
    participation in chloroprene rubber production at Nairit plant. In
    August 2013, Jacobs Consultancy Ltd conducted a technical and
    environment audit of chloroprene rubber production from butadiene at
    Nairit Plant. Rosneft will take a decision whether to take part in
    this project once it receives the final audit results and discusses
    the conditions to join the project with the Armenian government.

    Commenting on the outcome of the meeting, Rosneft President Igor
    Sechin said, "We take a favorable view of our cooperation with
    Armenian partners. We are now expecting final results of Nairit audit
    and outcome of negotiations with the Armenian Government about tax
    regime in order to decide whether we should join the project."

    Rosneft also reached an agreement with its partner company Pirelli
    for Pirelli's delegation to visit the Nairit plant to evaluate and
    determine possible opportunities for cooperation.

    Nairit was the only plant in the Soviet Union to produce chloroprene
    rubber. The plant was closed in 1989 for environmental reasons
    and resumed operating partially in 1992. In 2001, some production
    facilities were separated from the plant for producing chloroprene
    rubber and a debt-free enterprise based on them was established. In
    2006, 90% of Nairit's shares were sold to British Rainoville Property
    Lim ited for $40 million. The remaining 10% belong to the Armenian
    government.

    RhinŠ¾ville Property Lim ited has been co-founded by the Samex company
    (Poland), Intertex (USA) and Evrogaz (Russia). In April 2010 the plant
    stopped producing rubber. Before the halt, the plant sold its products
    abroad - chloroprene rubber was exported to EU countries, Russia
    (about 30% of the exports), the United States and 20 other countries.

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    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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