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EU says Russia-Ukraine gas monitoring deal done
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 09 - 01 - 2009

Russia and Ukraine have agreed on the details of
an observation mission designed to facilitate the resumption of gas
supplies to Europe, DPA quoted officials in Brussels as saying Friday.
"There is now agreement on the details of the monitoring mission.
It is now imperative that the gas starts to flow to the European
Union without any further delay," the European Commission said in a
statement.
The breakthrough, which followed overnight talks between Brussels,
Kiev, Moscow and Prague, came after Ukraine agreed to host Russian
monitors and Russia agreed to have Ukrainian observers stationed in
Russia.
"If a multilateral commission for monitoring gas transits through
Ukrainian territory is created, Gazprom will, of course, offer the
monitoring commission every opportunity to work at gas-measuring
stations in Russia on the border with Ukraine," Gazprom chief Alexei
Miller said in a statement.
Russia's insistence on having its own monitors in Ukraine was
blamed for the breakdown of all-day talks held in Brussels on
Thursday.
About a dozen EU monitors will also travel to Ukraine to ensure
that Russian gas is not siphoned off as it travels to Europe through
Ukrainian pipelines, as alleged by Moscow.
A first group of monitors was expected to arrive in Kiev later on
Friday, with the rest joining the mission on Saturday, officials in
Brussels and Prague said.
The crisis, sparked by a commercial dispute between Russian state-
owned Gazprom and Ukraine's monopoly Naftogaz, escalated this week
when Gazprom progressively closed the taps on gas destined to Europe
through Ukraine.
The stand-off has forced many European countries to tap into their
gas reserves and has left thousands of homes without heating at the
height of winter.
Talks in Brussels between top officials from Gazprom, Naftogaz and
the EU broke down Thursday amid mutual recriminations.
The European Commission and the Czech presidency of the EU then
held further talks overnight with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir
Putin and Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko.
Representatives from the two companies were again invited to
Brussels on Friday to attend a Gas Coordination Group meeting
designed to assess the impact of the shortfalls.
Russia supplies roughly 25 per cent of the EU's total gas
consumption, and 80 per cent of that total passes through Ukrainian
pipelines.


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