12 Jun 2014 13:16

Lavrov perplexed by European Commission proposal on Russian-Ukrainian top level talks on gas

MOSCOW. June 12 (Interfax) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says he was perplexed by the European Commission's proposal on holding top-level negotiations between Russia and Ukraine on gas supply.

Speaking to journalists on Thursday, Lavrov said he had heard about the European Commission's proposal on the matter. "I've heard it, but I don't know what they mean. There have been negotiations, and they'll be continued. But if the Ukrainian representatives don't have any credentials at all, then it would be difficult to further hold these negotiations," he said.