Kiev hopes to come to a common understanding with Gazprom on gas supplies to Ukraine at a price of not more than 230 dollars per thousand cubic meters, said the Head of Ministry of Ukraine Volodymyr demchyshyn.

first Chapter the Ministry of energy of Russia Alexander Novak after a bilateral meeting of the Russian Federation with the EC on gas supplies to Ukraine said that the Russian Federation is ready to provide a discount on gas for the fourth quarter of the current year and in the 1st quarter of 2016. According to his statement, the cost of gas for the winter period has the ability to be approved at the level of prices in neighboring Ukraine countries, such as Poland. Thus the conclusion about the size of the discount will be taken on the basis of spot prices in the EU.

for its part Demchyshyn said that Kiev is ready to pay Gazprom's European gas price, but it should not include transit.

"If the cost will continue to fall and we still get to spend the conversations that we have long since begun, and to convince "Gazprom" that the market value (on the gas - ed.) not 270-280 dollars, but below $ 230 - this will be an opportunity to speak, " said demchyshyn at the Happy meeting on the last working day of the week.

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