The Gazprom headquarters hosted today a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company's Management Committee and Yury Boiko, Ukrainian Fuel and Energy Minister.

The parties discussed the issues concerning further strengthening of the bilateral partnership in furtherance of the recent agreements between Dmitry Medvedev and Viktor Yanukovich, the Presidents of Russia and Ukraine.

The parties decided to address specific steps on the strategic cooperation enhancement after all the aspects are explored at the operational level.

Background

During the Kiev meeting of April 26, 2011 Dmitry Medvedev and Viktor Yanukovich, the Presidents of Russia and Ukraine agreed to set up a working group that would address the terms and conditions for Russian gas supplies to Ukraine.