Kiev promised to fulfill obligations on the transit pumping of gas to the EU

The Minister of energy of Ukraine Yuriy Prodan said that Kiev will perform obligations on the transit pumping of gas to the European Union.

" Ukraine is a reliable partner in the transit pumping of gas to the EU and will fulfill its obligations, " he said on the results of trilateral negotiations between Russia, Ukraine and the EU on resolving the fall related To the debt of Kiev for gas from Russia.

From April 1 the price for gas from Russia to Ukraine amounted to 485 dollars per thousand cubic meters. This happened as a result of cancellation 2 of discounts. One of them was given in the beginning of winter 2013 and cancelled due to the fact that Kyiv is not extinguished the debt was not paid current supplies. Another discount was provided by the Kharkiv contracts 2010 in exchange for an extension of stay of the black sea fleet in the Crimea and was cancelled after the annexation of Crimea to Russia.

Official representative of " Gazprom " Sergei Kupriyanov on Wednesday said that Ukraine's debt for gas from Russia, inaccurate data, as of April 30 is 3, 492 billion. According to the contract, " Gazprom " in the case of non-payment can translate " Naftogaz of Ukraine " for prepayment, putting a preliminary bill for the next month, no later than 16th of this month. So, the translation of a down system of a possible Since June (at the time of invoicing is not later than may 16).

Arseniy Yatseniuk, appointed by the Verkhovna Rada, the Prime Minister of Ukraine, on the first day of the week said that Kyiv starts the procedure of appeal to the court against " Gazprom ". According to him, the Russian holding company is aimed prearbitral note. Ukraine requires revision of the contract terms, the most important thing - the price. Yatsenyuk had previously stated that Ukraine is ready to pay debt to " Gazprom "if he returned the price prevailing in the first quarter of this year, 268, 5 dollars per thousand cubic meters.


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