The Prime
Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko has signed a joint statement on the
outcomes of the International Conference on Modernization of the Gas Transport
System of Ukraine in
The
document was also signed by Eurocommissioner for the
External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy
Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Eurocommissioner
for Energy Andris Piebalgs,
President of the European Investment Bank Philippe Maystadt, First Vice President of the European Bank for Reconstruction
and Development Varel Freeman, Director of the World Bank for
The
ceremony of signing was held in the presence of the President of
As Yulia
Tymoshenko announced in her address to the conference, this instrument creates
all necessary political-organizational prerequisites aimed at launch of a
complex and large-scale process of reforming of the gas transport system of
According
to the Premier, the joint statement clearly fixes that Ukrainian GTS has been
and will remain the state property of
The Head of
Government stressed the document also proves the trust to the Ukrainian GTS which
is viewed as a reliable system of transit of gas to the European consumers and,
in fact, will cease any rumours with regards to the
unreliability of gas transport system of Ukraine.
“The
statement and our work are a proof of mutual striving of the parties to further
cooperation in the context of harmonization of standards of functioning of the
GTS and whole energy sector of
Source:Government portal
