Brussels to host gas transit talks of Europe, Ukraine, Russia on Oct 28

REUTERS Brussels will host trilateral gas transit talks involving Ukraine and Russia. "On Monday, October 28, the next round of trilateral talks at political level with Russia and Ukraine on the long-term transit of gas through Ukraine post-2019 is taking place in Brussels. Ahead of the trilateral meeting, Vice-President for the Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič will hold bilateral talks with both, the delegation of Ukraine headed by Energy Minister Oleksiy Orzhel and the delegation of Russia headed by Energy Minister Alexander Novak," the European Commission said in an announcement on its website. The CEOs of Naftogaz and Gazprom will also be present. Read alsoAmsterdam court arrests shares of company building TurkStream "I want to build on constructive spirit during our last talks when we have seen convergence of positions on some issues," Šefčovič said. The trilateral meeting starts at 14:30 and will be followed by a press point by Vice-President Šefčovič at the VIP corner at 18:00. The talks will center around the following areas: how to reflect EU energy rules in the future framework agreement, the appropriate length of the future contract, the necessary volumes with flexibility, and the tariffs. Previous political trilateral talks took place on July 17, 2018, on January 21, 2019, and on September 19, 2019.

Brussels to host gas transit talks of Europe, Ukraine, Russia on Oct 28

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