Friday, January 16, 2009

Russia has made of a gas summit in Moscow.

SyuzhetyVozobnovlenie transit of gas through Ukrainu15.01.2009ES rejected the idea of a gas summit in RossiiKommentariiPodnimite they veki14.01.2009Uchastniki gas crisis entangled in mutual accusations summit in Russia, Ukraine and the EU on resolving the gas crisis, it may take 17 January in Moscow. This is the press secretary said the president of Russia Natalya Timakova. According to her, now, through diplomatic channels, "sent invitations to heads of State and Government of the consumer and transit of Russian gas."
On the proposal to hold a summit on the gas issue was made on Jan. 14, 2009 the President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev. Its intention to participate in the summit has confirmed the European Union, whose interests at the meeting will represent the European Commissioner for Energy Andris Piebalgs and Minister of Energy of the Presidency of the EU the Czech Republic, the Agency France Presse.
Previously, it was reported that the tripartite summit is likely to be held on the territory of a European country. For this to the President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko, who on 14 January said that the meeting should be held not in Russia. January 15, in a telephone conversation with German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel, Yushchenko reiterated that take part in the summit, where he will be held in the EU.
In doing so, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin of Russia and head of the Government of Ukraine, Yulia Tymoshenko agreed to hold talks in Moscow, which will be held on 17 January.
Recall that the conflict between Kiev and Moscow that the dispute over the price of gas and transit of fuel in Europe, stopped in the middle of the winter gas supplies to Europe. From 7 January, more than 18 EU countries do not get contracted in the Russian fuel.

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