“While we do not see the reaction. It is necessary for the government to comment, then we will simply discuss it, ”RIA Novosti quotes the Minister.
According to him, in the event of making any adjustments to the existing contract, this issue will be discussed between the companies Gazprom and Naftogaz.
Earlier, Naftogaz denied the information about the receipt from the Russian side of a proposal for a short-term gas transit contract to Europe after 2019.
At the same time, the head of the Ukrainian state operator of the gas transmission system, Sergei Makogon, said that negotiations are underway to supply Qatar’s gas to the country since 2020 through the Trans-Balkan gas pipeline.
In January, Natalya Boyko, Deputy Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine, announced that Moscow would have to conclude a new gas transit agreement with Kiev because of the unavailability of Nord Stream 2.
Expert Stanislav Mitrahovich, in an interview with Nation News, said that Kiev would not be satisfied with a short-term contract with Russia.