Russia and Ukraine fail to make progress on natural gas negotiations

Russia and Ukraine fail to make progress on natural gas negotiations

Monday, 18 Apr 2011 

Ukrainian Journal reported that Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday failed to make progress in talks over natural gas prices and gas transit and plan to continue the negotiations through June 7.

As per report, the development is an economic setback for Ukraine as growing natural gas prices have been putting rising pressure its the economy, threatening to slow down growth.

Mr Igor Shuvalov Russia first deputy prime minister said “I have to say that not in every issue we have managed to reach mutually acceptable decisions or even agree on approaches. But we have received an instruction from both prime ministers to work out this issue by June 7.”


Source: http://www.steelguru.com/russian_news/Russia_and_Ukraine_fail_to_make_progress_on_natural_gas_negotiations/200903.html



 

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