Third round of gas talks between EU, Russia and Ukraine focuses on EU energy rules
ხუთშაბათი, 19 სექტემბერი 2019 13:53Third round of gas talks between EU, Russia and Ukraine focuses on EU energy rules o.polyuga Thu, 09/19/2019 - 15:53
The third round of trilateral gas talks between the EU, Russia and Ukraine is taking place on 19 September in Brussels. The discussions will focus on the long-term transit of gas through Ukraine from next year onwards.
Ahead of the meeting, the Vice-President for the Energy Union, Maroš Šefčovič, held bilateral talks with both the delegation of Ukraine, headed by Energy Minister Oleksiy Orzhel, and the delegation of Russia, headed by Energy Minister Alexander Novak. The CEOs of Naftogaz and Gazprom are also present at the meeting.
Vice-President Šefčovič said: “I am convinced that progress would send a strong positive signal to [the] market and to consumers ahead of the winter season.”
The talks will centre around the following areas: how to reflect EU energy rules in the future framework agreement; the appropriate length of the future contract; the necessary volumes, with flexibility; and tariffs. Previous trilateral political talks took place on 17 July 2018 and on 21 January 2019.
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