Ensuring that households are supplied with gas is a top priority, MVM said in a statement, adding that both the Russian and the Ukrainian parties have indicated that they would fulfil their contractual obligations.

MVM, however, has made preparations in case the amount of gas from Ukraine should be curbed, the statement said, referring to alternative routes, domestic natural gas extraction and Hungary’s gas reserves of 1,400 million cubic metres.

Source www.hungarymatters.hu

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