OREANDA-NEWS. March 13, 2008. Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko considers that Ukraine will retain gas price at 179,5 USD per one thousand cubic meters. “There are no grounds for concern that this price can be increased,” the Prime Minister of Ukraine stated at press conference today.

According to Yulia Tymoshenko, now representatives of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and NJSC “Naftohaz” are negotiating with Russian company “Gazprom” on gas price and on conclusion of long-term contracts on providing Ukraine with natural gas.

According to Yulia Tymoshenko, until the negotiating process is not ended it is early to make any statements on possibility of increasing the price for gas. Yulia Tymoshenko announced that during the nearest period Ukraine should hold several stages of negotiations both with Russia and states of Central and Middle Asia: “we need stability in the system of natural gas supply to Ukraine”.