Slovakia is ready to provide Ukraine with a larger permanent gas supply
Slovakia’s decision to temporarily increase the capacity for gas supplies to Ukraine from Europe may become permanent. This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia Ivan Korčok at a press conference in Kyiv on Tuesday, Ukraine , Ukraingate , 8 , February , 2022 | Economy
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“Last week, the operator of the Slovak gas transmission system Eustream announced that it was temporarily providing and doubling the capacity for the flow of gas through Slovakia to Ukraine. We are ready to explore the possibilities to make it commercially viable in the future and, therefore, permanent, ”Korchok said.
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The Minister also drew attention to the collective assistance provided by EU countries to the macroeconomic and macro-financial stability of Ukraine.
He reminded of the package of macro-financial assistance to Ukraine in the amount of 1.2 billion euros approved by the European Commission.
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Last week, Serhiy Makogon, director of Ukraine’s Gas Transmission System Operator, said that Ukrainian and Slovak operators had agreed in a test mode to increase gas import capacity to 42 million cubic meters. m per day. The test period should last until April 2022.
Source: Ukragate
