Gas talks. Russia assures that offers a “good price” for Ukraine
Gas talks. Russia assures that offers a “good price” for Ukraine
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Meeting in a trilateral format for the first time over the last year.
Russian “Gazprom” assures that offers Ukraine an adequate gas price for the first quarter of 2017.
About it in Brussels said the Deputy Chairman of “Gazprom” Alexander Medvedev before the start of bilateral negotiations with the European Commission, and then the tripartite negotiations with Ukraine on the resumption of Russian gas supplies to Ukraine. About it writes “Interfax-Ukraine”.
“Good price, competitive”, – assured Medvedev.
Earlier, the chief commercial Director of “Naftogaz of Ukraine” Yuriy Vitrenko noted that the cost of gas under the contract between the Russian “Gazprom” and “Naftogaz of Ukraine” is now 178-183 dollars per thousand cubic meters, and from the first quarter of 2017 200-210 dollars.
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We will remind, today in Brussels, negotiations are continuing between the EU, Russia and Ukraine on Russian gas supplies to Ukraine and transit of gj территориb Ukraine to Europe. First held a bilateral meeting Ukraine-EU-Russia-EU, then expect the tripartite talks.
The Minister of energy of Ukraine Igor Nasalik declined to comment until the end of tripartite negotiations. Only noted that they refer only to the “winter package”.
The question of the claims of Ukraine to the European Commission on regulation and expansion of Russia’s access to OPAL gas pipeline bypassing Ukraine at negotiations was not discussed.
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