Azerbaijan supplies gas to Russia's pipeline explosion region

A bomb went off around 8:00 p.m. Moscow time (1709 GMT) on Jan. 12 at the 496th kilometer of the Mozdok-Kazimagomed pipeline in Dagestan’s Derbent area, knocking out supplies to the major town of Derbent as well as surrounding districts.

Rovnag Abdullayev, President of State Oil Company of Azerbaijan, said his country provides natural gas to the region which is left without gas.

Under an agreement, Azerbaijan has started to pump natural gas to Russian southern regions since January 1, 2010.

/APA/