NJSC "Naftogaz of Ukraine" conducts dialogues with three Ukrainian state-owned banks on the allocation of five hundred million dollars for the purchase of gas from Russia, said the Director of business development organization Yuriy Vitrenko.

"Once we sign a tripartite Protocol (on the new winter gas package - ed.), the money is going. The talks involved the Bank, Ukrgasbank and Ukreximbank, "said Vitrenko reporters Tuesday, explaining plans of "Naftogaz" to raise bridge financing for the injection of gas for the heating season to obtain money from the Bank from foreign financial institutions. However, He noted that the story is about taking credit for five hundred million dollars.

Speaking of the EBRD loan in the amount of 300 million us dollars, the top Manager of the organization said He will go only for the purchase of reverse gas.

"The funds that gives the EBRD, are not related to the purchase of gas from Gazprom. Already declared appropriate payment policies EBRD they relate to purchases of gas just on the Western border, that is, with Western markets, " said Vitrenko.

The EBRD Board of Directors on 30 September will see the issue of providing Ukraine loan. Discuss the amount, according to the Ukrainian side, is 300 million dollars.

He has supplemented his words by the fact that until not defined, for the purchase of any gas will be sent to world Bank funding, the amount of five hundred million dollars that are expected by the end of this - early next year.

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