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Ukraine will abide by gas agreements, wants urgent adjustment, says Yuschenko secretariat

Ukraine will abide by gas agreements, wants urgent adjustment, says Yuschenko secretariat

Oleksandr Shlapak, first deputy head of the Ukrainian president's secretariat, said there is no legal reason for Ukraine to sever the gas contract with Russia.

"The deal has been signed and it is working in accordance with international rules, so we will have to abide by it," Shlapak told a briefing on Friday.

The failure by Naftogaz CEO Oleh Dubyna to fulfill President Viktor Yuschenko's directives when signing the documents is not grounds for denunciation of the contract, said Shlapak.

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