Yurii Prodan sent letter to the Vice-President of the European Commission Gunther Oettinger
The Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine Yurii
Prodan sent a letter to the Vice-President of the
European Commission Günther Oettinger.
The reason is the concern of Ukraine regarding the transit of Russian natural
gas via the territory of Ukraine and the Slovak Republic.
The letter of Yurii Prodan reads, the Russian
party explains cutting of gas transit volumes via the territory of Ukraine and
Slovakia due to the increase of transit of Russian natural gas through Yamal-Europe and Nord Stream pipelines.
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The Minister
emphasizes the decrease in volumes appear significant and rises concern of
the Government of Ukraine, as it can affect energy security of Ukraine and the
countries of the European Union as well. Moreover, in the
letter Yurii Prodan
appeals to the European Commission with a request to contribute to settlement
of the situation which occurred in order to resume and normalize transit deliveries
of the Russian gas through the territory of Ukraine and the Republic of Slovakia.
Apart from that,
the Minister has asked to consider this issue during the upcoming trilateral
negotiations between Ukraine, the EU and the RF, and reassured Ukraine has
always remained a reliable partner in the issues of Russian gas transit to
the European states. |