Ukraine is ready to negotiate on the resumption of direct deliveries of gas from Turkmenistan in the volume to 15 billion cubic meters a year, while he sees himself transporter one of the branches of the European gas pipeline Nabucco. This agency Reuters said Ukrainian Ambassador to Turkmenistan Viktor Maiko.

is expected that this issue will be discussed during the visit of Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko in Turkmenistan, scheduled for mid September 2009.

We are ready for tripartite talks on the possibility of resuming direct purchases of Turkmen gas to some extent ... Maybe it will be 10-15 billion cubic meters of gas, - said Mike. By his estimation, the harmonization of this issue may need to six months or even years.

Turkmenistan as the main exporter of gas and Ukraine as the main importer could initiate talks on direct shipments, as it once was. It would be fair and reasonable, - quotes agency says Mike.

During the 1990 Ukraine directly buy all Turkmen gas exports of around 35 billion cubic meters a year. In early 2000 Gazprom took over the role of re-exporter. Nevertheless, the ultimate consumer of fuel from Central Asia, where Turkmenistan - the largest gas exporter, remains Ukraine. Now the purchase of Turkmen fuel Gazprom is 45-50 billion cubic meters per year. At the sale of gas to Ukraine Turkmen gas is mixed with Russia.

Over the past few years, Ukraine has bought from Gazprom to 50 billion cubic meters of gas. In 2009, fuel consumption, according to the forecast of Ukraine, may drop to 32-33 billion cubic meters, and in 2010 - up to 25 billion cubic meters. The reason for declining the purchase of natural gas has become a global crisis, because of which many enterprises in the country were forced to reduce output and, consequently, the purchase of gas.

Meanwhile, relations between Russia and Turkmenistan in recent years considerably complicated. This happened after the accident at the pipeline CAC-4 in April this year. Despite the complete restoration of pipeline deliveries to the ref still not been renewed, since the parties can not agree on new terms of supply.

According to the Ambassador, Ukraine also wants to become a party to Nabucco and could offer its territory for transit.

In the event that will be implemented Caspian routes, that Ukraine is ready to offer a serious package ..., - Mike said.

We are talking about Ukraine's participation not as a consumer, but as an active participant of the project .. One of the options - through the Caspian Sea, the Caucasus on the Black Sea shallow water in Feodosia

According to him, in this case, Nabucco could have two directions: one - through Turkey, another - via Ukraine.

Transit opportunities of Ukraine in Europe is 170 billion cubic meters of gas per year. Before the crisis, Ukraine has provided an annual transit to the European market is 120 billion cubic meters of gas, about 80 percent of all exports of gas from Russia to the west.