The head of "Naftogaz of Ukraine" Andrey Kobelev and the Head of "Gazprom" Alexey Miller held a meeting in Vienna, which discussed the characteristics of the new "winter package" on gas supplies and have agreed about a meeting next week, informs on Wednesday a press-service of " Naftogaz of Ukraine ".

As informs a press-service, a bilateral meeting Koroleva and Miller took place on Wednesday.

"During the meeting, the Directors discussed the main features of the new package, for example, possible format of cooperation in the autumn-winter 2015-2016 season. Following the meeting, the sides agreed to hold dialogues in the upcoming week ", - is informed in the report.

"at today's meeting we discussed the main characteristics of the new tripartite agreement. I note the constructive approach of the Russian side. He helped to bring closer the positions on a number of fundamental issues, " quoted Koroleva press service.

before Wednesday, the Head of "Gazprom" Alexey Miller said that the Russian gas company has agreed with Ukraine all the important bilateral issues on gas supplies from Russia." Gazprom " expects that the agreement With the participation of the European Commission will be signed in the upcoming week and gas supplies from Russia prepaid will resume on October 1.

according to his statement, in the next few days "Naftogaz of Ukraine" will turn to "Gazprom" for the discount in terms of customs duties, and, As it was in previous periods, Gazprom will send proposals to the Government of the Russian Federation. The level of prices to be comparable and competitive with Ukraine's neighbouring countries of the European Union. Thus "Gazprom" will refrain from the rule of "take-or-pay" the next two quarters.

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