The meeting was attended by representatives of Kazakhstan, who holds the Chair of the Energy Charter Conference this year, and of the Russian Federation, Ukraine and the European Union’s DG Energy and the European External Action Service. Secretary General Dr. Rusnák outlined that the purpose of the meeting was to allow for an exchange of views on the current energy situation in Ukraine and possible implications for the flow of energy within the constituency of the Energy Charter.

The representatives of the Russian Federation and Ukraine both stated that no imminent threat to energy security related to natural gas transit arose from the current situation. They each reiterated their governments' commitment to fulfil their respective contractual obligations so as to avoid any interruption to energy flows.

The potential of the Contact Group as a neutral platform for the exchange of information on the important issue of energy security was acknowledged by all participants. The Group will reconvene again on 13 March 2014.