BRUSSELS, October 21 (RIA Novosti) – A final gas agreement could be signed at the Russia-Ukraine-European Union meeting, scheduled to take place on October 29, EU Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger said Tuesday.
"Today we are at a stage in negotiations, where all parties should discuss the results with their presidents, governments, heads of companies, and [the results] should be evaluated by me together with representatives of the Council of Europe. Relevant mandates must be received on the holding of the next trilateral meeting next Wednesday. It will also take place in Brussels and a decision must be made, and a relevant agreement must be signed, by all three sides," Oettinger said.
Speaking at a press conference following the trilateral gas talks in Brussels, the EU Energy Commissioner added that he expects progress to be made during next week's gas talks.
