Ukraine has managed to come out of the gas
dispute by signing gas contracts, advantageous for the country. Prime Minister
of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko announced on opening a Cabinet's sitting on Wednesday.
“I am proud
Ukraine has come out of the crisis with dignity, has
come out as a winner and obtained perfect conditions which, in the face of
financial and economic crisis, give our enterprises an opportunity to preserve
their competitiveness,” Premier said.
Yulia
Tymoshenko underlined our state hadn’t only led successful negotiations with
the Russian Federation in gas issues but could have resumed “its good name of a
transitor of the Russian natural gas to Europe”: “We have a desire, Ukraine could
feel pride for its achievements, for restoring its good name instead of dishonouring each other, as it usually happens”.
Besides,
the Head of Government called “unique” the price for supplies of Russian
natural gas to Ukraine. “I say so, as I am well aware
under which conditions all the other states dealing with the Russian Federation receive gas,” Yulia Tymoshenko
underlined and added, Ukraine should learn to rejoice at its
victories.
Moreover,
Premier considers a great progress rejecting from mediators in gas relations
between Ukraine and Russia and signing direct contracts between
Naftogaz of Ukraine and Gazprom. She expressed satisfaction that corruption
schemes had been left behind.
The Head of
Government opined, the reached gas understandings concerning gas price for
Ukrainian consumers and rates for the transit would enable modernizing of the
national gas transport system, re-equipping of it as well as would give an
opportunity to introduce energy-saving technologies in Ukraine.
“These are
really unique conditions for Ukraine. Strange as it may seem, but people
who are well aware of the achieved results nowadays dare to declare the interests
of Ukraine are violated in some way,” Yulia Tymoshenko
said.
