EU says Gazprom has not yet agreed to resume gas flows
Brussels..1800 GMT
Russia's Gazprom has not yet agreed to resume shipments of gas to Europe
via Ukraine, with the parties involved still in disagreement over the
deployment of independent monitors to supervise gas flows, EU energy officials
said Thursday.
At talks in Brussels, the EU and Ukraine agreed on terms for EU monitors
to supervise flows of Russian gas in transit through Ukraine, but Gazprom did
not agree to the same deal, Czech industry minister Martin Riman, whose
country currently holds the EU presidency, told a press conference.
"Together with Ukraine government and Naftogaz, we have agreed in writing
the conditions under which Ukraine will allow independent EU experts to
supervise the Ukrainian gas transit system. Unfortunately Gazprom didn't
accept this and will not allow the resumption of supplies into Ukraine," the
Czech minister said.
EU energy commissioner Andris Piebalgs told the same press conference
that the EU monitors would arrive in Ukraine Friday



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