UPI: Gazprom welcomes Ukraine's energy minister

Ukrainian Energy Minister Yuri Boiko arrived in the Russian capital to meet with the chief executive of Gazprom, the Russian energy company said.

Gazprom in 2009 cut natural gas deliveries through Ukraine after a series of contractual disputes. Kiev managed to break the impasse, though the government later sentenced former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to jail for abusing her authority in the deal.

Alexei Miller, the top executive at Gazprom, welcomed Boiko to his Moscow offices to discuss the terms of their relationship.

"The meeting discussed the cooperation progress of Russia and Ukraine in the gas sector," the energy company said in a statement.  MORE