19 Aug 2015 20:27

Kyiv planning to discuss money for gas purchases with EU

KYIV. Aug 19 (Interfax) - Ukrainian Minister of Energy and Coal Industry Volodymyr Demchyshyn said he hopes for the allocation of money for gas purchases upon the results of a meeting with representatives of the European Commission in Vienna on August 27-28.

"No one wants very much to give money. A meeting will be held in Vienna on August 27-28. We are planning to meet our American partners at it, I hope that it will be a stage [towards resolving this issue]," Demchyshyn said after a meeting of the Cabinet in Kyiv on Wednesday.

Demchyshyn said that American partners were American government officials who would participate in the meeting between representatives of Ukraine and the European Union unofficially.