German federal government appoints commissioner for gas transit through Ukraine.
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Georg Graf Waldersee, who already held this position in 2019, when negotiations on the extension of the transit contract were underway, became the German government plenipotentiary..
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The special representative of the federal government for gas transit in Ukraine should mediate and advise both parties, as well as the European Commission, the United States and, if necessary, third countries, in order to achieve an extension of the gas transit contract, taking into account the interests of all parties.
Its tasks, among other things, include the conduct of bilateral negotiations, the search for compromise lines and the involvement of third countries..
Thus, the German government fulfills its obligations under the agreement with the United States on Nord Stream 2, according to which such a commissioner must be appointed.