OREANDA-NEWS. April 14, 2010.  The two leaders discussed the pricing of Russian natural gas supplies to Ukraine. Mr Medvedev noted that the subject is indeed very important for Ukraine and that Russia is ready to review Kiev’s new proposals regarding gas prices. He suggested having this matter addressed by the respective ministries of the two nations.

According to Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine expects to gain support from Russia in its highly-enriched uranium processing initiative and has already passed all respective resolutions.

Dmitry Medvedev expressed Russia’s appreciation of Ukraine’s efforts within the subjects on the agenda of the Nuclear Security Summit. In his view Russia and Ukraine have similar positions and are equally concerned with the global processes. Both countries are prepared to adequately respond to the present day challenges.

The bilateral meeting between the Presidents of Russia and Ukraine held on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit was then joined by the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.