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Friday, April 10, 2015
The funds are needed to ensure the required volume of gas in underground storage facilities for next winter
«Naftogaz of Ukraine” on the tripartite negotiations under the terms of purchase of gas from Russia will raise the issue of bringing Europe’s approximately $ 1.5 billion dollars for the purchase and injection into its vaults for next autumn-winter season. This was announced today, April 10, in Brussels, Chairman of the Board “Naftogaz Ukraine” Andrew Kobolev.
«This financial assistance … will be used to provide the necessary volume of gas in underground storage during the summer for use next winter. These funds should theoretically cover the purchase of about 6 billion cubic meters of gas, “- the words quoted Ukrainian Koboleva gosinformagentstvo” Ukrinform ».
Ukrainian official added that assistance in obtaining such financial assistance the Ukrainian side will discuss with the European Commission.
As for the trilateral meeting on gas in the format “Russia-Ukraine-EC” – the next round of talks will be held on the evening of April 13 in Berlin. Ukraine wants to harmonize the conditions of supply of Russian gas directly to the 12-month period, said Kobolev. “If April 13 the parties have not reached a final decision on the signing of the agreement, the negotiations will last at least until June, when the effect of the three-month time expired agreement on Russian gas supplies,” – said the head of “Naftogaz of Ukraine».
As reported IA REGNUM , former European Commission spokesman Anna-Kaisa Itkonen said that the talks in Berlin, the parties will discuss prices gas for Ukraine, filling the Ukrainian underground gas storage facilities and “financial support for Kiev.” In turn, the Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said that the meeting will also discuss the issue of “reliability of transit” through Ukraine.
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