WRAPUP 9-Russia says to resume gas flows on Tuesday

Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:59pm GMT
 
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* Russia and Ukraine sign monitoring deal

* Russia's Putin says gas will start at 0700 GMT

* EU says needs to diversify gas supplies

* Ukraine, Russia gas price row still unresolved

By Denis Dyomkin

NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin ordered the resumption of gas supplies via Ukraine to Europe on Tuesday, six days after a Russian- Ukrainian price row cut deliveries in freezing temperatures.

Alexei Miller, chief executive of Russia's gas export monopoly Gazprom (GAZP.MM) told Putin he proposed restarting gas deliveries at 0700 GMT on Tuesday. Putin replied: "Good, I agree. Let's get down to work."

Russia, whose bitter row with its neighbour over gas prices has left European countries scrabbling to find alternative energy supplies, agreed to resume supplies after signing a deal with Kiev on monitoring gas flows.  Continued...

 

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