Germany working to foster Russia-Ukraine gas settlement - Russian ambassador
MOSCOW. July 14 (Interfax) - Germany intends to use its influence to achieve a settlement of all the natural gas issues between Russia and Ukraine, German Ambassador to Russia Rudiger Von Fritsch said in an interview with Interfax.
Settling the gas issue is an essential part of a resolution to the entire set of issues surrounding the Ukraine crisis.
Germany is doing everything it can to foster such an agreement, Von Fritsch said.
Von Fritsch said he was glad that European Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger would meet with Energy Minister Alexander Novak. The readiness to have such discussions with the Russian side indicates very positive momentum, he said, adding that he hoped a mutually acceptable settlement of the issue would be achieved.