Slovakia until not lead conversations about the " great reversal " of gas to Ukraine

Alexander Kuranov. Slovakia until not lead conversations about the form of so-called " great reversal " of gas from Russia to Ukraine, said Last news on Thursday authorized operator of the gas transportation system of the Slovak Republic, the organization of Eustream, Vahram Coughran.

" and in truth, a variant of the " great reversal " was mentioned as a promising during the negotiations by the end of April, between representatives of the European Commission, the organization of Eustream and company " Ukrtransgaz ", when was signed the Memorandum about the organization not too long ago launched " small reverse power up to 10 billion cubic meters of gas per year, " he said Coughran.

" When obgovarivaya version of the " great reversal " was mentioned on the annual supply of up to 30 billion cubic meters. However, no dialogues and technical measures in this direction are not carried out and until there are no " - he said.

According to Ciugureanu, gas supplies to Ukraine In the case of the " great reversal " supposed to be on absolutely different principles than At present organized and existing small reverse ". In this case you would have to use one of the 4 pipes of the main gas pipeline, which on the territory of Ukraine is the European Union gas from Russia or to exercise the option of " virtual reverse ", At which Kiev would take " their share " even to the Slovakian border.

anyway, said the Commissioner Eustream, a variant of the " great reversal " had become the subject of negotiations With the participation of the EC, " Gazprom ", " Ukrtransgas " and Eustream. Despite the fact That the " great reversal " more often referred to in the last period of time in European and Ukrainian media, and equally in the declarations part of politicians, the Company Eustream, According to her messenger, nor in any negotiations on this issue is not involved and no project-technical measures does not.

As for the " small reverse ", he successfully carried out on the reconstructed pipeline Vojny-Uzhgorod, Ukraine for the first 10 days of September so received from Slovakia 248 million cubic meters of gas.


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