"I think somebody should ask the legitimate question: either we set up the consortium, or quit confusing our Western partners, and ourselves," Chernomyrdin said in Kiev on Tuesday.
As reported earlier, Ukraine may bring up the question of liquidating the enterprise International Consortium for Managing and Developing the Gas Transport System of Ukraine because no projects to meet its authorized goals are in view.
The consortium was established in line with the agreements fixed in the statement of the Russian and Ukrainian presidents on strategic cooperation in the gas sphere, dated June 9, 2002, and the agreement between the Russian and Ukrainian cabinets of ministers on such cooperation, dated October 7, 2002.
The founding papers on establishing the limited-liability company with the participation of the OAO Gazprom and the NAK Ukrainian Naftogaz (on the parity basis) were signed on October 29, 2002.
