“We agreed on the basic parameters of the gas contract,” Poroshenko told reporters after meeting with Russian Energy Minister Aleksandr Novak and the head of Gazprom Aleksey Miller in Milan where leaders from Europe and Asia gathered for the ASEM Summit. According to Poroshenko, the Ukrainian side is looking for sources of funding to pay off the arrears.
But after meeting Russia’s President Vladimir Putin later in the day, the Ukrainian leader said that no agreement had been reached. New talks have been scheduled for October 21; the EU is once again set to mediate the process .... http://rt.com/business
