The European Commission has tabled a proposal for Russia and Ukraine, covering duration, volumes and tariffs of a future gas transit agreement via Ukraine to Europe after 2019, Vice-President for Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič said, following the trilateral talks in Brussels on January 21.

The proposal also covers other important parameters, such as investment and maintenance of the gas system, as well as legal requirements and technical requirements, Šefčovič added.

“Every day we are getting closer to the end of 2019 when the current contract expires,” the Vice President welcomed the participation of Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak, Ukraine’s Foreign Affairs Minister Pavlo Klimkin as well as the CEOs of two companies involved, Russian gas monopoly Gazprom and Ukraine’s Naftogaz.

 

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