Polish-Russian gas talks to begin on Thursday

 WARSAW, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- Polish-Russian intergovernmental talks on additional deliveries of natural gas to Poland will start in Moscow on Thursday, Maciej Kaliski of the Economy Ministry told the Polish news agency PAP on Tuesday. 

    Contrary to expectations, an intergovernmental agreement on additional deliveries was not signed on Nov. 26 in Warsaw. At that time, Deputy Economy Minister Joanna Strzelec-Lobodzinska envisaging another round of talks expressed hope that she would manage to close the deal after Dec. 5. She said that left to be discussed are purely technical matters. 

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