Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Russia, Ukraine and the European Union had preliminarily agreed to hold new talks on resolving a gas-pricing dispute between Russia and Ukraine on Sept. 26, Russian news agencies reported on Friday.
"We are preliminarily discussing three-party talks for Sept. 26," Novak told journalists in Sochi, TASS news agency reported. Novak said Russia, Ukraine and the European Union were happy with the date, according to Interfax.
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