Russia and Ukraine have agreed on an intergovernmental memorandum on cooperation in the natural gas sector, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday during a meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, the Prime-Tass news agency reports.
"After a detailed discussion we have managed to agree on the intergovernmental memorandum," Putin said.
The future gas agreement between Russia's OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS) and Ukraine's Naftogaz Ukrainy will be based on the memorandum, Putin said.