Ukraine still insists on the trilateral format of the management of its gas transport system (GTS), Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Social Policy Sergiy Tigipko has said.
When asked by a presenter on Channel 5 to tell what concessions Kyiv made in order to lower the price for Russian gas, Tigipko said: "I do not know anything about enterprises, I know that there were conversations about the GTS, but Ukraine’s position has always been such that if the owners are changed, they should be three – Ukraine, Russia, as the owner of the commodity that moves through our territory, and the EU, as a buyer of this commodity."
The vice premier stressed the importance of the involvement of the European side in this scheme which will ensure transparency of the company’s activities, proper payment of taxes and provision of jobs.
"If it is on a bilateral basis, this won’t reconcile us with Russia and there won’t be transparency in this organization. What guarantees and interest Russia will reserve for itself, I do not know," he said.
