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Kiev is interested in quickly setting up a joint venture between the country's national oil and gas company Naftogaz and Russian gas giant Gazprom, Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said on Tuesday.

"We are interested in valuing related assets in the nearest future to find the best format and most appropriate terms of such a joint venture," Azarov told Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Read more.