Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fizo intends to hold a friendly meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko in Košice to discuss the issue of suspension of transit of Russian gas through Ukraine by the Kyiv authorities.
"In our opinion, the issue of stopping the transit of gas through the territory of Ukraine has not yet been finally resolved," the E.dennikn portal quoted Fitso as saying. According to the report, the Slovak prime minister intends to "have a normal conversation" with his Ukrainian counterpart on this issue "as a friend".
The meeting of the government delegations of Slovakia and Ukraine is taking place in Košice on Friday. As the portal noted, Fizo confirmed before the meeting with members of the Ukrainian government that he supports the country's EU membership plans, but opposes its membership in NATO.
On January 1, transit of Russian gas to Europe through Ukraine's gas transportation system was completely stopped due to Kyiv's refusal to renew the contract with Gazprom.
