Meeting of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko with the Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic Robert Fico. (Bratislava, November 16, 2014).
Speaking in Slovakia Nov. 15, Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko said the Ukrainian servicemen in Donbas are defending Slovakia, Germany, Estonia and the entire Europe, not only Ukraine.
Poroshenko and Slovakia Premier Robert Fico discussed economic cooperation. Poroshenko highly praised Slovakia’s commitment to supplying gas to Ukraine.
R. Fico assured Poroshenko that, despite Russia’s 50% cut on its supplies of gas to Slovakia, Bratislava will deliver on its commitments to transit gas to Ukraine.
Both leaders have agreed to establish the cooperation among the respective ministries aimed at helping Ukraine to implement its reforms.
Despite Russia’s pressure Slovakia to continue gas supplies to Ukraine
Despite Moscow’s political pressure on Slovakia, the sales of gas to Ukraine won’t be stopped, the country’s ambassador in Ukraine Yuraj Sivachek says, ZN.UA reports Nov. 4.
“Our sales are based on a solid commercial footing. So, it is difficult to break the footing as both Bratislava and Kyiv are interested in it.
I can confirm that Russia’s political pressure is rather strong and likely to get stronger. However, Slovakia will meet its obligations under the contract,” the ambassador said.
Slovakia first began the sales of gas to Ukraine on Sept. 2. Experts estimate that Slovakia can sell up to 30 bn cu. m of gas to Kyiv annually.
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