Chizhov confirmed called Kiev date of tripartite talks on gas

Constant authorized of Russia to the EU Vladimir Chizhov confirmed that the next Ministerial meeting on gas Between Russia, the European Commission and Ukraine will be held on 30 June in Vienna.
"the next round of trilateral Ministerial meeting will be held on 30 June, the last day of the second quarter in Vienna," said Chizhov, the newspaper " Kommersant ".
"Naturally, our partners have expressed interest in extending the current - preferential regime," he explained.- But you realize that with all the stability of the market changes and the overall situation, and the International prices of petroleum products. We still have concerns regarding the fate of trimelliate loan previously allocated to Ukraine. Here the indicator was on 20 June, when Ukraine had to pay another payment of $ 75 million dollars on the loan. They have paid. For this reason, the dialogues continue." Earlier on Thursday, the Minister of energy and coal industry of Ukraine Volodymyr demchyshyn said that the next Ministerial meeting on gas in Ukraine, Russia, and the European Commission will take place on 30 June in Vienna. In a press-service of the European Commission for its part said that the EC invited the Russian Federation, and Ukraine trilateral gas talks at the Ministerial level in Vienna on 30 June, and am currently waiting for answers. However, the Ministry of energy has refused to clarify the message. As reported by the print edition OPINION, on Wednesday the President of Russia Vladimir Putin at a meeting with members of the government said that the final price of gas for Ukraine should be at the level of the neighbouring countries, for example Poland." We cannot offer to the same extent as before, " - said the Russian President. According to his statement, this situation is due to the 1st turn with the change of the world prices for fuel. As long as Ukraine has not received official requests for a discount. According to the Russian Minister of energy Alexander Novak, a trilateral meeting on gas agreements are tentatively scheduled for the end of June. It will be attended by Russian and Ukrainian energy and Commissioners of the European Commission." The main issues are the reliable supply of gas to European customers and the transit of gas through Ukraine in the autumn-winter period ", - said Novak.


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