Mr Putin said that Russia and Germany have a high level of sporting contacts and expressed the hope that Gazprom’s sponsorship of football clubs Schalke-04 and Zenit would benefit both teams and boost their results.
Mr Fursenko, the head of Gazprom subdivision Lentransgaz, said that the cooperation contract the company has signed with Schalke-04 is a sponsorship deal.
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Working Visit to Germany
October 10 − 11, 2006