Ukraine in talks with Azerbaijan on gas import deal, Kyiv says
"We are currently in talks. Azerbaijan is interested in this," Svitlana Hrynchuk told Ukrainian outlet RBC-Ukraine.
Ukraine imported test volumes of gas from Azerbaijan earlier this year as it seeks alternative supply options after Russian long-range attacks severely damaged domestic production.
Hrynchuk said the test project is now over and Ukraine is working on the deal to cover further supplies in 2025.
Earlier in August, Russia attacked the Orlovka interconnector in southern Ukraine, Kyiv said, part of the Transbalkan route through which it receives gas from sources including Azerbaijan.
Ukraine plans to have 13.2 billion cubic metres of gas in its underground storage for the upcoming heating season, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Monday.
Separately, Kyiv's foreign minister on Monday accused Russia of attacking an oil depot belonging to Azerbaijani state-owned firm SOCAR for the second time in two weeks.
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