European Union: Russia has agreed on monitors for gas shipments

Jan 8, 2009 at 22:45 | Reuters
BRUSSELS, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Russia has agreed the deployment of monitors to oversee gas supplies to the European Union via Ukraine, clearing the way for the resumption of gas supplies, the Czech EU presidency said in a statement on Thursday.

"This deployment should lead to the Russian supplies of gas to EU member states being restored," the statement said. (Editing by Jon Boyle)

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