16:11 TECHNICAL MISSION TO CHECK UKRAINE'S UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE FACILITIES SOON, SAYS EUROPEAN COMMISSION | |
Kyiv, July 30 (Interfax-Ukraine) – A technical mission is due to arrive in Ukraine soon to check the country's underground gas storage facilities to decide on whether to provide Ukraine with a loan to pay for Russian gas, the European Commission's spokesman, Ferran Tarradellas Espuny, told reporters in Brussels on Thursday. European Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs sent a letter to Ukrainian Fuel and Energy Minister Yuriy Prodan informing him of the mission's plans to visit Ukraine, the spokesman said. According to Espuny the commission may arrive as early as toady or tomorrow. Asked how long it would take to check Ukraine's underground gas depots, he said that the mission would operate in Ukraine for as long as it deems necessary. | |
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