In the first 4 months, Russia increased gas export to foreign countries by 2.1% to 45.3 billion cubic meters

In January-April of 2013, Russian increased the export of natural gas to foreign countries by 2.1% as compared to the same period of the last year to 45.3 billion cubic meters, the Federal Customs Service reports.

At the same period, the export to the CIS states decreased by 12% to 20.8 billion cubic meters.