Russia-Ukraine-EU Gas Talks May Take Place Before End Of Year, Early January 2019 - Novak

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Russia-Ukraine-EU Gas Talks May Take Place Before End of Year, Early January 2019 - Novak

The next trilateral Russian-Ukrainian-EU expert-level meeting on gas transit from Russia to the European Union through Ukraine can be held before the end of the year or in the beginning of January 2019, Russian Energy Minister Novak told reporters on Thursday.

BREST (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 13th December, 2018) The next trilateral Russian-Ukrainian-EU expert-level meeting on gas transit from Russia to the European Union through Ukraine can be held before the end of the year or in the beginning of January 2019, Russian Energy Minister Novak told reporters on Thursday.

"The date has not been defined yet.

Maybe they will be held before the end of the year or in the beginning of January," Novak said, when asked when the expert-level talks will be held.

He added that after the expert-level talks, minister-level talks will be held.

"I've talked with [European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union Maros]� Sefcovic. We expect the meeting to be held in the second half of January, and prior to that the expert-level meeting will be held," Novak said.