MOSCOW, December 20 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's foreign minister said Tuesday that he was certain Russia would honor its obligations on gas supplies to Europe.
Sergei Lavrov's statement came in the wake of the strenuous Russian-Ukrainian negotiations on gas deliveries and transit in Moscow.
"The negotiations are being conducted, above all, between the two countries' companies," Lavrov said, referring to the Russian natural gas monopoly Gazprom and Ukrainian national gas company Naftogaz.
"However, I am sure that the good tradition of Gazprom and Russia fulfilling their obligations to European consumers will continue to be observed," the minister said.
