OREANDA-NEWS. June 08, 2010. NJSC "Naftogaz of Ukraine" has transferred to OJSC "Gazprom" 5,8 billion UAH for imported natural gas in May. Fuel and Energy Minister Yuriy Boiko said that today during a telephone conference chaired by First Vice Prime Minister Andriy Klyuyev on payments for energy consumption.

"Yesterday was carried out payment from "Naftogaz of Ukraine" to Russian "Gazprom" in the amount of 5,8 billion UAH for the gas consumed by our country during the previous month", stressed Yury Boiko.

The Minister added that the government fulfills its liabilities, despite the complexity current difficulties with the calculations for natural gas within the country.