The official visit of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to Serbia will include talks about construction plans for South Stream gas pipeline and underground gas storage Banatski Dvor, Director General of Srbijagas Dusan Bajatovic stated on Wednesday.

Bajatovic said that it is possible that the talks between Putin and Serbian top officials will announce the arrival of insurance company SOGAS and Gazprombank. In a statement for journalists at the Kopaonik Business Forum, Bajatovic recalled that SOGAS and Gazprombank are in partnership with Srbijagas.

Bajatovic announced the possibility of joint venture that is joint investments in the area of establishment of gas power plants, adding that Srbijagas has already informed the Serbian government that it is interested in joint investing in such projects.

Putin will arrive on an official visit to Belgrade on March 23.

Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic announced last week that during Putin's visit to Belgrade the talks will focus on economic issues and initiation of new strategic projects in the areas of energy and infrastructure.