Saturday, July 25, 2015

The issue of gas transit through Ukraine remains open – RIA Fresh Wind

Dima According to the Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, making forecasts about the prospects for Ukrainian transit -” It is extremely ungrateful. ”

The contract for the transit of gas to Ukraine, which expires on 1 January 2020, will be extended if conditions satisfy Moscow.

This was stated by Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev in an interview with the Slovenian newspaper DELO.

«Experience shows that making forecasts about the prospects for Ukrainian transit – it is very ungrateful. But it is clear that to continue the transit agreement with Ukraine on unfavorable conditions, we will not “- he said.

The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, said earlier that the transit agreement between” Gazprom “and” Naftogaz “after 2019 year will be continued.

At the end of 2014 Russia refused to build on the Black Sea gas pipeline “South Stream” capacity of 63 billion cubic meters. He planned to be laid from Anapa district in the Bulgarian port of Varna. Abolition of the “Gazprom” explained “change the company’s strategy in the European market».

Later, “Gazprom” announced the construction of the pipeline “Turkish stream” of similar power, which until 2016 will be laid under the Black Sea from Anapa district Turkey. Next on the border between Turkey and Greece is planned to build a gas hub through which the gas will go to Europe. The project will deal with the company “Russian Gazprom».

In this regard, Russia announced that it would not renew the contract with Ukraine on gas transit, which expires in 2019.

 Source : http://gordonua.com/news/money/Medvedev-Prodolzhat-tranzitnyy-dogovor-s-Ukrainoy-na-nevygodnyh-dlya-sebya-usloviyah-my-ne-budem-91229.html

Source: pressa.today

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