The Voice of Russia: Disruption of natural gas supply would cause consequences for EU - Oettinger

Any disruption of the Russian natural gas supply via Ukraine would cause significant consequences for the EU, European commissioner Guenther Oettinger says.

"The issue of energy security once again became a political priority due to concerns regarding tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Russia is our main energy supplier and Ukraine is a key energy resources transit country for the EU. In this context any disruptions of supply would cause significant consequences for the EU and the whole of Europe," Mr. Oettinger said during a roundtable discussion on the EU energy policy.

Guenther Oettinger, Europan Commmissioner for Energy, and Yury Prodan, Verkhovna Rada-appointd Ukrainian Minister of Energy and the Coal Industry, meet here on Wednesday to discuss matters concerning a reverse supply of natural gas to Ukraine via Slovakia and prospects for a resumption of three-sided talks on natural gas among Moscow, Kiev, and Brussels. The meeting will be a closed-door one and no specific decisions are expected to be made, an official in the European Commission (EC) press service said.
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