Secretary General of the Energy Charter Secretariat issued statement on Russia-Ukraine gas dispute
11 January 2009

Following the recent developments in the Russia-Ukraine gas dispute, André Mernier, Secretary General of the Energy Charter Secretariat, issued a statement on 9 January 2009 reiterating the principle of uninterrupted transit as one of the core principles of the Energy Charter.

 

He urged "all parties involved to focus their efforts on restoring full operation of gas transit via Ukraine and a speedy resumption of the established gas transit flows."

 

The original statement can be found on:

http://www.encharter.org/index.php?id=21&id_article=166&L=0

 

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