MOSCOW, Feb. 14 - Gazprom expects a decision to be made by the Stockholm arbitration court on Naftogaz's gas debt by the end of April.

Earlier a decision was expected to be made by the end of March.

"Verbal hearings on the case have taken place, the sides submitted their claims at the end of the hearing on November 11, 2016 and a decision by the arbitrage court is planned before April 30, 2017," the report said.