Trilateral meeting of Russia, Ukraine and the EU on gas this week will not be her date will be determined next week, said Last news in the press service of the Ministry of energy.

Date of negotiations will be determined next week. This week's meeting will not be ", - said the head of the Department.

Russian energy Minister Alexander Novak first did not rule out that the tripartite meeting may be held in Berlin on 2 or 3 October. The European Commission on the date trentalance not reported.

However, as was announced on Wednesday, Vice-President of the European Commission g?nter Oettinger, in charge of energy, will meet with the head of the Ukrainian Ministry of energy Yuri sold in Brussels on 2 October and 3 October there will be round table " at a high level on " Investment opportunities in the systems of gas infrastructure in Ukraine ".

Gas dialogues authorized Russia, Ukraine and the European Commission was held in Berlin on 26 September after a break of more than 3 months. They were discussed for the period until the end of March " winter plan ", which predusmatrivaet translation Kiev this year 3, $ 1 billion in debt for gas from Russia and the supply Gazprom Ukraine 5 billion cubic meters of gas on the basis of pre-payment at the price of 385 dollars per thousand cubic meters.

But Kiev has several claims to this interim plan, designed to take the risks to the flow of gas transit from Russia to the EU through Ukraine during the coming winter. For example, it offers its own repayment schedule 3, 1 billion of debt and do not agree on Made Russia a mechanism for providing discounts to the price of $ 100 per thousand cubic meters due to customs duties.

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