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21 of October, 23:53

Ukraine insists on a legally binding instrument on gas
Ukraine is ready to submit a draft legally binding instrument, which has recorded a " winter plan " gas, however, she insists that " Gazprom " signed it with fixation of stable prices for natural gas from Russia to 385 USD per thousand cubic meters, said the head of Ministry of energy of Ukraine Yuriy Prodan.

On Tuesday in Brussels ended the regular dialogue of the Russian Federation-Ukraine-EC on gas, it is expected that they do not stop on Wednesday next week.

" The European Commission and the Ukrainian side believes that an intermediate solution must be a legally binding document. Unfortunately today, during our consultations, We adopted the Protocol document, which the Russian side has signed, and Mr. Novak stated that this document is not legally binding, " said Sold, speaking at a press conference.

" We will submit its proposals to the European Commission: what must be a legally binding document. We require in this paper, We require that this document must be signed and " Naftogaz " and " Gazprom, " said Sold

The Russian side expressed concern that signing such a document between " Gazprom " and " Naftogaz " may affect the decision of the Stockholm arbitration court, which will investigate the dispute on the price of gas and the cost of transit, not for the sake of " Gazprom ".

" We are ready to offer the Russian side to go together To the arbitration court, and the judges have already been formed, in order to get in the next time the document is about the fact that this interim solution will not affect the decision of the Stockholm court, " said Sold.

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