" Naftogaz of Ukraine " will not pay to " Gazprom " eleven billion dollars for gas, informs on Thursday the site of the Ukrainian television news service TSN referring to the Chapter of Board of NJSC " Naftogaz of Ukraine " Andrey Koroleva.

" on the question eleven billion dollars of debt, as far as I am aware Gazprom considers it its duty in the so-called contractual provision " take on drink ", i.e. for the gas shortage." Gazprom puts this claim is not the first time. It was exhibited for the 12th year. The position of " Naftogaz " unchanged, such a complaint does not meet the standards, as of the contract and rules of operation of the gas market." Naftogaz did not pay the claim in the 12th year, " Naftogaz " is not going and does not consider that there is currently a legal base to pay for this claim for the 13th year, " said Koblev.

first of Gazprom put Naftogaz account for NewYork gas on the " take or pay " in 2013 at eleven, 388 billion. According to the agreement, the annual volume of deliveries starting in 2010 amount to 52 billion cubic meters, of which 80%or 41, 6 billion cubic meters, - mandatory level of selection as to which the rule is : " take or pay ".

according to the results of 2012, Gazprom put Naftogaz account for gas at $ 7 bln in January 2013. He paid was not - Ukrainian party appealed to the fact that warned about the intention to reduce the purchase of gas and all imported amounts paid. In June, the official representative of " Gazprom " Sergei Kupriyanov stated that the holding does not go to court and on this account because it is not aware of where Naftogaz can get those funds.

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