President of
Ukraine Petro Poroshenko met with Vice President of the European Commission for
Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič.
The Head of
State congratulated the Vice President of the European Commission on the
anniversary of the Energy Union’s establishment and noted that Ukraine should
become an integral part of the #Energy_Union.
Petro
Poroshenko emphasized Ukraine’s commitment to implement reforms, inter alia, in
the energy sector. “We have spent a winter without Russian gas. Due to our
reliable transit, we didn’t let Russia blackmail us and demonstrated efficient
interaction with the European Commission,” the Head of State said.
The President
has once again emphasized this position regarding the Nord Stream 2 project.
“This is a purely political project and it should be blocked. We count on the
European Commission’s support, for it is an instrument to punish Ukraine for
its European aspirations,” Petro Poroshenko noted.
The President
urged the European Commission to promote organization of an international
conference in support of modernization of the Ukrainian gas transport system in
the nearest time.
The Head of
State is hopeful that the Ukrainian Parliament will soon consider the law on
electricity market, which was previously agreed with the Energy Union.
The President
underlined the importance of the decision on the establishment of the visa-free
regime between Ukraine and the EU.
In his turn,
the Vice President of the European Commission praised Ukraine’s efforts on the
track of European reforms and stressed the importance of continuing their
implementation.
Maroš Šefčovič
noted close interaction between the European Union and Ukraine in the issues of
common energy policy and underlined success of Ukraine on the way towards gas
independence.
The parties
discussed future steps aimed at enhancing energy independence, improving energy
efficiency of the Ukrainian economy, implementing legislative amendments on
NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine and creating conditions for the involvement of foreign
investors in the energy sphere of Ukraine.
The Head of
State invited leaders of the European Commission to take part in the
commemoration of the 30th anniversary
of the Chernobyl tragedy in April.
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