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Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek, whose country currently holds the European Union rotating presidency, and Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko during a joint news conference after signing a protocol to control the transit of Russian natural gas through Ukraine.
- Categories: Economy, Business & Finance, Politics
- Location: Kiev, Ukraine
- Event date: 11.01.2009
- Date published: 11.01.2009
- Author: Alexandr Prokopenko
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3036x2804px, 2Mb