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BRUSSELS - The European Commission has received confirmation from the Russian Energy Ministry that the latter will attend a planned European Union-Russia-Ukraine meeting on natural gas in Brussels on March 2, a Commission representative told Interfax on Feb. 26.

The representative said no briefing or news conference was planned to follow the meeting, which would take place in the afternoon, but that, most likely, a statement would be issued after it.