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Ukraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs Pavlo Klimkin calls on the European Union to boost gas supplies to Ukraine and counteract the expansion of Russia's gas pipeline projects, according to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry's press service.
While meeting with Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Energy Union Maros Sefcovic as part of a working visit to Brussels, Klimkin stressed the need to further increase reverse gas supplies to Ukraine from the territory of EU member states, and urged Brussels to take action for the early launch of large-scale reverse gas flows from Slovakia.
Klimkin also called on the EC to actively counteract the implementation of such "Russia's politically motivated projects as the Nord Stream 2," which runs contrary to the interests of Ukraine and the EU.
In turn, Sefcovic stressed the important role Ukraine plays in ensuring Europe's energy security and emphasized that Ukraine has proven itself as a reliable transit country for Russian gas.
Special attention was paid to EU investment in the upgrade of the Ukrainian gas transport system, which will enhance the energy security of the country, as well as the European Union, the press service reported. The parties have agreed to continue active cooperation to carry out deep structural reforms in Ukraine's gas sector and ensure its important transit role, according to the statement.