The head of the energy Ministry of Russia Alexander Novak said that it plans on the last working day of the week to discuss with European Commissioner for energy Gunter Oettinger by phone the supply of gas to Europe and to come to a common opinion about the meeting.

" Agreed on the last working day of the week to call the Oettinger, will hold a telephone talk, arrange a meeting, will discuss issues related and South stream, and the provisions with the pumping of gas into underground storage facilities to supply European customers, " said Novak Tuesday correspondents.

He confirmed that the Russian Federation " in principle ready to continue dialogue with the EU ".

Novak and Ettinger met many times in the previous months, as long as were the Russian-Ukrainian dialogue on gas, with the participation of the European Commission. However, to reach a compromise failed, and Gazprom on June 16, translated " Naftogaz of Ukraine " for prepayment. As a result of the Ukrainian gas transport system are only transit volumes that creates potential risks of the shortfall in the European Union gas from Russia.

Novak added that on the last working day of the week plans to discuss with the Commissioner and the question about access of " Gazprom " to the Opal pipeline, connecting sea gas pipeline " Nord stream " with the European gas transmission network." This we will discuss with the Commissioner, as long as any dates for migrating was not, " said Novak, responding to a question about whether the decision of the EC on Opal made within the period of fifteen July, as it was announced before.

Russia is seeking to Opal exceptions to the norms of the 3rd energy package of the EU, which allows Gazprom to fill the pipe is not greater than than half. The same European law prevents the project " South stream ": Ettinger said before about the need to stop for a while the construction of the gas pipeline, as long as He will not comply with the third energy package. On its part, Gazprom believes these EU rules discriminatory for themselves and the project " South stream " is necessary to ensure the energy security of the South of Europe.

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