Secretary General of the Energy Charter Secretariat issued a statement underlining the importance of Ukraine respecting its gas transit obligations as set out in the Energy Charter Treaty in Article 7(5).

The Secretary General said that, "Present negotiations on the settlement of outstanding payment for Russian gas sold to Ukraine have not yet been resolved. The dispute relates to a supply contract and is a commercial matter."

You can find the original statement here:

http://www.encharter.org/index.php?id=21&id_article=165&L=0