
The European Expert Commission plans to visit Ukraine in the nearest future. The agreement on it was reached during the negotiations between Ukraine Energy Minister Plachkov and Benita Ferrero-Waldner the European Commissioner in charge of External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy.
As a reminder, March 2, the sides discussed the bilateral cooperation within the EU-Ukraine energy sphere. Ms.Ferrero-Waldner hailed the Ukraine-Russia gas settlement. “We know how difficult it was,” stated Ms. Ferrero-Waldner. The bitter dispute between Ukraine and Russia awoke all Europe, she added.
The Eurocommissioner proposed European assistance in expert examination of the gas agreement formula.