MOSCOW, 14 APR - RIA Novosti/Prime. Specialists of the Ministry of energy of the Russian Federation and the EC on 16 April in Brussels will discuss the issues of gas supplies from Russia to Ukraine, said Last news authorized the Ministry of energy of the Russian Federation.

"in Brussels, this Thursday will be a meeting of experts ", - said the interlocutor of the Agency, responding to a question about the date discuss gas issues.

Russia in the 2nd quarter it supplies gas to Ukraine on a temporary supplementary agreement, signed on 1 April. It does not imply penalties for arrears of gas, However, as reported by the Minister of energy Alexander Novak, the fines will accrue in the future have the opportunity to be included in the proceedings of "Gazprom" and "Naftogaz" in the Stockholm arbitration. Winter package of gas agreements that expired on March 31, also did not provide for penalties.

The President of Russia Vladimir Putin had supported the proposal of the head of Gazprom Alexey Miller to extend the deferral of fines Ukraine for the gas shortage on the rule of take-or-pay for the powers of the second quarter. However, it was not a complete abolition of this rule, which is enshrined in the contract "Naftogaz" and " Gazprom ", in force until 2019.

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