The Commission proposed to hold the next trilateral meeting on Gaza in the format of Russia-EU-Ukraine on Wednesday, eleven June, but the Russian side until the agreed date, said Last news authorized the press service of the energy Ministry of Russia.
" They (European Commission - editor) we were offered eleven June, but we until not agreed ", - said the head of the Department. Before the last working day of the week about the possible holding of the meeting on this day Last news said a well-informed European source. The Commissioner of the Ministry of energy of the Russian Federation clarified That the date and place of the meeting have the opportunity to be coordinated before 9 June.
for its part, the Agency referring to the governmental source in Kiev reported That the Russian Federation and Ukraine will resume dialogues on Gaza on the first day weekend, June 7, and some solutions are possible on Tuesday. According to him, Kyiv may decide to pay your own " old " debt for gas deliveries in 2013.
On Tuesday, June 10, the deadline that Gazprom gave the Ukrainian side on the question of settlement with payment for the gas supplied from Russia. If this will not be done, supply is expected to translate into prepayment, respectively, already eleven June can be off gas to Ukraine.
this week " Gazprom " and " Naftogaz " after a series of tripartite negotiations began in the bilateral format to discuss the batch contract, which is obliged to settle the problem of payment by Kiev for gas delivered, and the price of supplies. Currently remains the " old " debts for November-December 2013 at 1, 454 billion dollars. In addition, not paid for delivery in April-may, with the total value, based on current contract prices in 485 dollars per thousand cubic meters, of $ 3 billion.
As for the price, the Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said That " Gazprom " and " Naftogaz " discussing the possibility of reducing the price not only of future deliveries, but in April-may, moreover, the story is about the range of $ 350-380. Neither Kyiv Nor Moscow is not officially confirmed. The head of " Gazprom " Alexey Miller has noted only, That such offer truly was announced by the European Commissioner.
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