The head of Naftogaz of Ukraine Andriy Sobolev considers it possible that Kiev may appeal to the Stockholm arbitration court with the demand to revise the contract with Gazprom on the transit pumping gas.

" We could not achieve from our Russian colleagues to record the change in the transit contract in recent years, which became the basis to consider it necessary also to transfer this issue into another plane, maybe in the Stockholm arbitration court ", - said Koblev reporters on the first day of the week.

" Naftogaz " on 16 June, immediately after his transfer to Gazprom for prepayment, filed in the Stockholm arbitration court the claim with the requirement to revise the gas contract with Russia. 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 court with the claim to " Naftogaz " on debt recovery. Overdue debt for gas from Russia is already 4, 458 billion.

The head of " Naftogaz " expressed the hope that the parties will manage to come to a common opinion on the transit conditions without trial." I think We will try to resolve the matter through negotiations. If it fails, then, of course, We will go to Stockholm arbitration. When it is, At present it is hard to say. In this (current) contract a bit different principle of arbitration, but such a possibility, and it is very likely, " said he.

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