" Naftogaz of Ukraine " hopes that the hearings on the merits of his claim to " Gazprom " in Stockholm will start in the coming weeks, said the head of " Naftogaz " Andrey Kobelev at a press conference on Wednesday.
" Naftogaz " on 16 June, immediately after his transfer to Gazprom for prepayment, filed in the Stockholm arbitration court the claim with the requirement to reconsider a contract for production and delivery of gas. For example, the Ukrainian state company requires to reduce the price for the " blue fuel " and exact from Gazprom USD 6 billion overpayment for fuel, which he made with 2010. With his own hand, " Gazprom " has addressed in the Stockholm arbitration court with a claim to " Naftogaz " of debt, which at the time of prepayment reached 4, 5 billion dollars.
" Currently there is a procedure of selection of judges and the settlement of other formalities. We hope that this procedure will end in the coming weeks and will begin a hearing on this, " said Koblev.
" No understanding will have the possibility to whether Naftogaz " out of court to reach agreements with the Russian company about possible gas supplies. This applies both in terms of volumes and prices, payment conditions and other parameters. We are open to this dialogue and I hope that he will start. If he doesn't start, this issue will be resolved in the judicial process, " added the head of the Ukrainian state-owned companies.
according to him, Naftogaz will have to choose the tactics of the trial depending on the situation." in the judicial process has several stages, there is a procedure of securing of the suit, there is a procedure for accelerated action. Depending on how the situation develops, " Naftogaz " will choose, what tactics of action is best, " said Koblev.
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