Yurii Prodan met with Vice-President of European Commission, Commissioner for Energy Guenther Oettinger
On October 20, Kyiv hosted bilateral consultations of Minister of Energy and Coal Industry
of Ukraine Yurii Prodan and Vice-President of European Commission,
Commissioner for Energy Günther Oettinger. At the event were also present Head of EU
Delegation, Ambassador Jan Tombinski, head of Naftogaz board Andrii Kobolev.
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In the course of the meeting Minister Yurii Prodan briefed the EU
party on the process and results of the negotiations that took place in
Milan. Günther Oettinger emphasized readiness of the
European Commission to further contribute to solving a gas issue. The sides
discussed principal provisions of an interim agreement on deliveries of
natural gas from the territory of the Russian Federation, to be discussed at
the upcoming trilateral meeting on October 21 in Brussels. Yurii Prodan and Günther
Oettinger confirmed readiness to promote active
cooperation to ensure energy security of Ukraine and countries of the
European Union. |