Russia and Ukraine signed a five-year contract for gas transit
Russia and Ukraine signed a package of documents ensuring the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine From the first of January 2020, told reporters the head of "Gazprom" Alexey Miller.
Russia and Ukraine signed a package of documents ensuring the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine From the first of January 2020, told reporters the head of "Gazprom" Alexey Miller.
"After five days of bilateral talks in Vienna adopted a final decision and achieved final consensus. At the same time signed a set of agreements and contracts, and these consensus and truth are a big batch bargain, which restored the balance of parties 'interests," said Miller.
"Today these documents buy legal force and ensure the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine After 31 December 2019," he said.
later in a press-service "Gazprom" has added that the documents dated 30 Dec.
So, "Gazprom" and "Naftogaz" signed a contract for the transportation of gas through Ukraine, the organizing company of transit will be " Naftogaz of Ukraine ", said in a release " Gazprom ".
"Naftogaz" and " Operator of Ukraine's GTS ", for its part, has concluded the transport contract, "Gazprom" and "Operator of the Ukrainian GTS" - inter-operator agreement.
for his part, Vladimir Zelensky said that the contract is signed for a period of 5 years. Kiev hopes for this period to more than seven billion dollars.
The Ukrainian leader added that the document envisages pumping in the 1st year of 65 billion cubic meters of fuel in the next four years for 40 billion. the Volume flow can be increased.
Executive Director of the organization of Ukrainian Yuriy Vitrenko noted that the transit agreement "Gazprom" and "Naftogaz" signed by the principle " swing or pay ".
according to his statement, is also a significant event was the fact that the Treaty was signed by European rules.
Additional volumes of gas beyond the transit contract, Gazprom will pay at a higher rate.
for reviews of the leadership of "Naftogaz" signed With Russia the Treaty removed many risks, as well as among them for the financial system of Ukraine.
"Naftogaz" has expressed the hope that he himself, and "Gazprom" will fulfill obligations on the transit agreement and they will not have to sue.
yesterday the government of Ukraine allowed "Naftogaz" to sign With "Gazprom" agreement on the settlement of disputes and the agreement on gas transit in 2020-2024 years.
"Gazprom ", as it was announced before, finished With "Naftogaz" of the contract providing for the mutual withdrawal of all the arbitration and legal claims on which no final decisions, and waiver of all future claims under the previous gas contracts.
in addition, Gazprom and Ukraine's Ministry of justice entered into a settlement agreement to stop Ukraine's current and possible future antitrust requirements to the Russian organization.
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