Novak: Russia hopes to March to come to a General agreement with Ukraine on gas price from April
Moscow hopes that Gazprom and Naftogaz will until the end of March to come to a common opinion on the continued supply of gas from Russia to Ukraine from April, said the head of the Ministry of energy of Russia Alexander Novak. " Well, needless to say, our organizations, Gazprom and Naftogaz will return To dialogue. I think that the current (winter gas plan) solution will enable them to continue the dialogue in a continuous mode, as found constructive found a compromise solution. By March the month, I think, our organization will continue the dialogue will be prepared some fresh real solutions for deliveries starting in April, " said Novak correspondents, reports RIA " Novosti ". Winter gas plan provides for the resumption of gas supplies from Russia to Ukraine only until 31 March 2015. The contract on gas supplies to Ukraine is valid until 2019, but the Ukrainian side is not satisfied with some in it the cost of gas. According to the results of the trilateral talks in Brussels, Russia, the EU and Ukraine signed the final agreement on gas supply and transit until March 2015. A legally recorded consensus, the cost of gas to Ukraine until March 2015 will amount to 378 USD per cubic meter with a planned return To the price under the contract since April. Russian energy Minister Alexander Novak said that Ukraine has agreed its funds for the prepayment of 4 billion cubic meters of gas from Russia during November-December. However, EU energy Commissioner Oettinger said that the European Union countries do not warrant payment of Ukraine's gas supplies in the future. At the same time he said that in the negotiations for Ukraine agreed upon four sources of funds to pay for gas from Russia.