烏克蘭與俄羅斯就恢復供氣達成協議

Ukraine and Russia have agreed a tentative deal to restore the supply of natural gas at talks in Berlin today.

烏克蘭和俄羅斯昨日在柏林舉行會談，就恢復天然氣供應達成了初步協議。

Ukraine has agreed to pay a total of $3.1bn to Russia's Gazprom for outstanding invoices by the end of this year.

烏克蘭同意向俄羅斯天然氣工業股份公司(Gazprom)支付總計31億美元，用於償還到今年年底之前的未償還債務。

In return, Gazprom will supply five billion cubic metres of natural gas. reports the FT's Jeevan Vasagar.

同時，俄羅斯天然氣工業股份公司將向烏克蘭供應50億立方米的天然氣。

The first tranche of $2bn will be paid by the end of October, EU energy commissioner Günther Oettinger announced in Berlin on Friday.

歐盟(EU)能源專員岡瑟•厄廷格(Günther Oettinger)週五在柏林宣佈，烏克蘭首筆20億美元款項將在10月底之前支付。

Ukraine's energy minister Yury Prodan held talks in Berlin today with Russian energy minister Alexander Novak and the European energy commissioner. The chief executives of Gazprom and Ukrainian utility Naftogaz were also present.

烏克蘭能源部長尤里•普羅丹(Yury Prodan)昨日與俄羅斯能源部長亞歷山大•諾瓦克(Alexander Novak)以及歐洲能源專員厄廷格在柏林舉行會談。俄羅斯天然氣工業股份公司和烏克蘭國家石油天然氣公司(Naftogaz)的首席執行官也參加了會談。

Russia halted natural gas flows to Ukraine, a major transit route for EU gas, in June because of a dispute over price and payment arrears. The dispute is going before a court in Stockholm, which is due to rule next summer.

今年6月，由於在價格和尾款支付方面產生爭議，俄羅斯停止向烏克蘭供應天然氣。烏克蘭是歐盟天然氣的重要中轉站。這一爭議已交由斯德哥爾摩一法庭審理，將於明年夏季做出裁決。

Mr Oettinger said at a press conference in Berlin that if Ukraine's legal position prevails in court, the payment of $3.1bn would settle the case. He said: "We believe this is a tangible interim solution to secure gas supplies this winter into next spring."

厄廷格在柏林的一個新聞發佈會上表示，如果烏克蘭的立場得到法庭支持，那麼該國支付的31億美元將了結此案。他表示：“我們認爲，這暫時切實解決了今年冬季至明年春季的天然氣供應問題。”

Mr Oettinger said that negotiators would return to national capitals to seek approval of the potential deal.

厄廷格表示，談判代表將回國獲得政府對這一潛在協議的批准。

Russian gas exporter Gazprom has requested that Ukraine repay its debt for past deliveries, and introduced a pre-payment system. Gazprom estimates Ukraine's debt at over $5bn.

俄羅斯天然氣出口商——俄羅斯天然氣工業股份公司要求，烏克蘭應償還之前俄羅斯交付的天然氣的貨款，該公司還提出了一個預付款制度。俄羅斯天然氣工業股份公司估計，烏克蘭的債務超過50億美元。

Russian energy minister Mr Novak told reporters in Berlin that the details of the agreement are "to our satisfaction."

俄羅斯能源部長諾瓦克在柏林告訴記者，協議的具體內容“讓我們感到滿意”。

He said: "[The details] are in line with the Russian position. Part of the debt is repaid and deliveries are paid in advance. There are some minor details that need clarification. Once this is achieved, we shall recommend to the Russian government to pass the whole package."

他表示：“（協議具體內容）符合俄羅斯的立場。部分債務得到償還，同時預先支付貨款。還有一些小的細節需要澄清。一旦最終敲定，我們將建議俄羅斯政府批准整個協議。”

Mr Novak said that, under the deal, Ukraine would pay $2bn to Gazprom before any new supplies are made. The remaining $1.1bn will be paid in instalments by the end of the year, the Russian minister said.

諾瓦克表示，根據該協議，在俄羅斯供應新的天然氣之前，烏克蘭將向俄羅斯天然氣工業股份公司支付20億美元。剩下的11億美元將在今年年底之前分期償還。

Under the deal, Russia and Ukraine have agreed a gas price of $385 per 1000 cubic metres for new gas supplies over the winter.

根據該協議，俄羅斯同意以每一千立方米385美元的價格在今年冬季向烏克蘭供應新的天然氣。