Russia will not join in with declaration of Ukraine and European Union on modernization of the Ukrainian gas-transport system, the minister of energy of Russian FEDERATION Sergey Shmatko declared. «It is a bilateral document, we are finds no the sense to join», – the head of Minenergo said today. «We are ready partly to finance such activity», – Shmatko said, answering a question about the possible participating in modernization of GTS of Ukraine.Words by word Shmatko, Russia estimates the cost of complete modernization of the Ukrainian gas-transport system approximately in 10-12 milliard
euro.«I heard from the Ukrainian premier an estimation in 5-6 milliard of euro. On our estimations, this sum must be in two times anymore», – Shmatko of RIA quotes «News».moskva intends to offer to Kiev the variant of multilateral consortium on modernization Ukrainian gas-transport
systems. «Position of Russia always was in that, to guarantee reliable transit of Russian gas through territory of Ukraine, most effective form – it is creation of international consortium», – Shmatko said. reminded that «at some instant agreed even about it
Russia, Ukraine and Germany, however much this consortium of further development got, was although registered as a legal entity». «Position of Russia consists of that for providing of stable and reliable deliveries through Ukraine of Russian gas it is necessary to Europe
to create an international consortium», – a minister added.«And Russia in this work is ready to participate in the different forms of creation of such consortium, including in a financial form», – Shmatko said. He added that Russian party expected in the nearest
time to talk with the European partners and offer to the Ukrainian government such conception.At the same time, he considers, a decision on creation of consortium on modernization of GTS of Ukraine scarcely will be accepted by Ukrainian party during the nearest half-year.
According to him, it is related to that «a question of management of Ukrainian GTS in this country is very politizirovannym», Itar-tass.Takzhe Shmatko reports reported that Minenergo expected positive results from the negotiations of OAO «Gazprom» with Turk
gas.«On Turkmenia – for today negotiations go between companies «Gazprom» and «Turkmengaz» about the settlement of arising up situation on supplying with gas. A dispute carries exceptionally economic character. We perceive possibilities of settlement of it positively
conflict», – Shmatko said.
