Moscow - Trilateral talks between Russia, Ukraine and the EU on gas can take place in the middle of September, EU Commissioner for Energy Gunther Oettinger's press service said in a statement.
According to the statement, the EU commissioner said that for a start, on Sept. 4, Russia and the European Commission will hold a working meeting based on bilateral negotiations between Oettinger and Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak. These technical meetings are focused on the further analysis of the security of gas supplies next winter.
“On Sept. 8 my meeting with Ukrainian Energy Minister Yuriy Prodan will take place in Baku [Azerbaijan]. After this meeting we will agree on a date and place for the next trilateral negotiations. They may take place in the middle of September,” the EU commissioner said.
Earlier Novak said that Russia and Ukraine agreed upon a date for a trilateral meeting on Sept. 6, but did not yet agree upon it with the European Commission.
“Sept. 6 – we are waiting for an answer from the European Commission. This is convenient for Prodan and me. All depends on what plans the European Commission has. We agreed upon this date with Ukraine already in Minsk,” the Russian minister said.
