The Influence on the Economic Security of Ukraine of the Treaties between Ukraine and Russian Federation regarding the Russian Gas Supplement into Ukraine and its Transit to the European Consumers through the Territory of Ukraine, signed on the 19th of January was discussed by the Committee on national Security and Defense

19 February 2009, 15:25

Anatoliy Grytsenko, the Chairman of the Committee has informed the participants of the meeting that members of the Committee still failed to scrutinize all the documents concerning the issue. "Consequently the question rises, how to evaluate the results of these treaties?", - he declared.  

Minister on Fuel and Energetics informed on 5 signed contracts.

Yu. Prodan stressed that "Signed contracts strengthen the security of Ukraine". The main argument for is that Ukraine will have for the first time stable treaties for the 10 years.

The Minister has also declared that for today Ukraine has no unprofitable contracts for the gas provision, gastransfering system of Ukraine work in normal working regime.

People´s Deputies were interested whether NSC "Naftogas Ukrainy" can provide the in time payment for the gas as the finance plan of the company is not still adopted.

Yu. Prodan assured that the Government makes everything possible to fully provide the implementation of the signed treaties.

The members of the committee deem that the signed treaties will have negative impact on the Ukrainian economics. They emphasized that the documents should be clarified and there rise a lot of questions concerning them.

The committee after the discussion will prepare its conclusions and motions.