Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 16

20-Apr-2009

CASPIAN

Russia-Ukraine Gas Talks To Resume

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko announced on 13 April that Russia has received the clarifications it demanded over the 23 March EC-Ukraine gas system rehabilitation agreement (MEES, 30 March), and would shortly resume bilateral negotiations over the price Ukraine would pay Russias Gazprom for imports during the 2Q09. Mrs Timoshenko said that Russia had agreed to resume talks after she had...