Initially scheduled for mid-November, the visit was delayed due to certain events in Russia that required the presence of TISE’s president, Traicu told Mediafax.
He said the meeting agenda will also include talks on Romanian state-run chemical company Oltchim (OLT.RO).
TISE, a subsidiary of Russia’s natural gas giant Gazprom, was one of the companies interested in acquiring the majority stake in Oltchim. The company filed a non-binding bid earlier this year, but didn’t attend the auction held in September.
Oltchim’s privatization attempt failed after the auction winner refused to produce the money in due time. The privatization is scheduled to resume in 2013, pending a restructuring program.
Oltchim has 54.8% of its shares in the hands of the Romanian Economy Ministry, while Germany’s PCC SE holds an 18.32% stake.