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EC commissioner hopes EU-Russia-Ukraine gas talks will be held in July

Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Energy Union Maros Sefcovic hopes that trilateral gas talks in the Russia-EU-Ukraine format will be held in July
European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic AP Photo/Thierry Monasse
European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic
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BRUSSELS, June 26. /TASS/. Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Energy Union Maros Sefcovic hopes that trilateral gas talks in the Russia-EU-Ukraine format will be held in July.

"As time is of the essence, I'm looking forward to its (trilateral process-TASS) start ideally in July," he wrote on Twitter.

On Tuesday, Sefcovic met with Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak in Washington.

Earlier it was reported that the parties could discuss the possibility of holding trilateral gas talks with the participation of Russia, Ukraine and the EU and these talks could take place in mid-July.

According to Sefcovic’s tweet, he is focused on the EU commission’s priority of a prospective trilateral process with Russia and Ukraine.".