Kiev has fulfilled all the procedures necessary for the signing of the trilateral Protocol on winter gas package, said the head of "Naftogaz of Ukraine" Andrey Kobelev.

Russia, Ukraine and the European Commission on the last working day of the week in Brussels initialed, but not signed a legally binding Protocol on winter gas package. The Protocol was sent for approval to the governments of Russia and Ukraine.

"We, the Ukrainian side all the procedures done. At the present time are required to complete all procedures at the tripartite level, and we will complete the process ", - KOBOLEV declared to correspondents Sunday, answering the question whether the government of Ukraine initialled the Protocol.

He added that the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine a week ago was given to the head of the Ministry of energy Vladimir Demchishin range of possibilities for the signing of the tripartite Protocol.

before Korolev said that he expects the signing of the documents at the time of the winter package of gas supplies from Russia to Ukraine, at the very latest, in early October. Demchyshyn, With own hand, said that the Ukrainian government may this week approve the Protocol on winter package.

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