Sold: Ukraine and the EU have plans three times a week to talk gas
Ukraine and the European Union have plans three times a week to hold meetings on gas issues, which will create a special working group, said on Thursday the Minister of energy and coal industry of Ukraine Yuri Prodan after the talks in Brussels with EU energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger.
" We discussed the development of working group 4 authorized: two messengers from the European Commission, two messengers of Ukraine three times a week will conduct a proper meeting, related to the current situation in the gas sector, " said Sold.
He also said that representatives of the EU and Ukraine have plans to come to a common opinion about the General monitoring of gas flows in the gas transportation system of Ukraine. To do this, it is expected to attract specialists from the European Commission on the Ukrainian gas metering stations.
this week expected the meeting Ettinger with the head of the energy Ministry of Russia Alexander Novak To discuss gas issues, and among them is a possible date following the trilateral gas talks in the format of Russia-Ukraine-EU. However, Ettinger on Wednesday said Last news that the meeting is unlikely to take place this week.
Trilateral meeting of Russia-EU-Ukraine (on behalf of the EU participated EC) on gas was held from April to mid-June, but was not successful. Kiev insisted on sharp decrease of gas price from Russia, refusing differently to extinguish debts, which at that time reached 4, 5 billion dollars. Russia offered a discount, but neither the size nor the mechanism of rendering of Ukraine are not satisfied.
in the " Gazprom " 16 June translated Ukraine for prepayment. Then the Russian energy Ministry and Gazprom has stated many times that without debt repayment of Kiev subject For negotiations there.