Russia agrees to manage the Ukrainian gas transportation system with Ukraine and the EU

Russia agreed to establish a tripartite consortium together with the EU and Ukraine on the Ukrainian gas transportation system management, said on Monday Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov at a meeting with the delegation of PACE members from Spain, to RIA Novosti reports.

According to Azarov, quoted by the national agency "Ukrinform", a trilateralconsortium will improve the reliability of energy transit to Europe.