Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych plans to discuss the gas price issue with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at a meeting in Dushanbe, Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said.
"The president of Ukraine departed for Dushanbe for a CIS summit today. He will meet with the Russian president, and this theme will be brought up once again," Azarov told journalists in Kyiv on Friday.
Meanwhile, Ukraine has proposed holding talks with Russia to clarify volumes of natural gas exports and gas transit terms for 2012, Azarov said.
A letter outlining Kyiv’s arguments in favor of such talks has already been forwarded to the Russian government.
"We have all grounds to propose holding negotiations in Russia in accordance with the interstate agreement [dated 2004] to clarify gas delivery volumes for 2012, as well as the terms for gas exports and gas transit," the Ukrainian premier said.
