Naftogaz head says amicable agreement in dispute with Gazprom
Head of national joint-stock company Naftogaz Ukrainy Andriy Kobolev does not believe that an amicable agreement in the dispute with Russia's Gazprom being heard by the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce.
"Let's imagine that I will come and say that Gazprom offered compensation. It does not matter how much it is. Let's agree to it. I think that the number of lawmakers' requests would load this room from the floor to the ceiling. I think Mr. Miller has the same problem. One thing is to come to own chief and say that the court has decided, and another thing is to come and say that we've decided to come to terms. I don't believe in amicable agreements in the issue," he said in an interview with the Ekonomichna Pravda online publication.
He said that Naftogaz Ukrainy is open to discuss proposals for an amicable agreement.
Kobolev said that the main case on the gas supply contract will be heard in September 2016 and then on the gas transit contract. Preliminary hearings are currently underway.
