Ukraine responded to Russia’s proposal for the resumption of flights – RBC

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The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine State Aviation Service acknowledged receipt of the letter from the Federal Air Transport Agency proposal to continue talks on the resumption of air links. The ministry said that in the letter sets out “is unacceptable for Ukraine’s position”, Interfax reports.

The Ministry also noted that talks are possible only if the termination of Russian companies flying to the Crimea, and after payment of the carriers of penalties for these flights.

Rosaviation eve sent to the Ukrainian State Aviation Administration letter, which expressed “the readiness to continue the dialogue with a view to early resumption of air links between Russia and Ukraine».

The negotiations on air traffic passed between the two countries at the end of last week in Brussels. The Ukrainian Ministry of Infrastructure Andrew Pivovarsky said that consultations will continue, but the current decision of Ukraine to remain in force.

On Thursday, Oct. 29, Russian prankery Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexei Stolyarov said that within a week held talks with the Minister Infrastructure of Ukraine Andrey Pivovarsky, and president of the company “International lines of Ukraine” Yuri Miroshnikov. According to Press Secretary UIA Eugene Satskaya, Miroshnikov was confident that says the president of “Aeroflot” Vitaly Saveliev. “There is no suspicion of what is called someone else and not the head of the airline” Aeroflot “There Miroshnikov, nor the secretary has not arisen. The conversation was very professional and at a sufficient level of competence in trade issues were discussed. Therefore, it was only on professional issues, “- said Satskaya. “Now it will be experience,” – she summed up.

A spokesman for the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov responded to a question about prankerah statement that the serious issues better off without prankerov. “It is hoped that in such serious matters do without them. We have repeatedly stressed that the cessation of flights between Russia and Ukraine – is absurd, which is contrary to the interests of airlines, and most importantly of Russians and Ukrainians. We hope that common sense will prevail, “- the words Peskov reports RBC.

A mutual ban on Russia and Ukraine to fly over its airspace began operating on 25 October. In late September, Moscow in response to a similar action by Kiev against Russian air carriers announced the forthcoming ban Ukrainian airlines to fly over its territory.

The original sanctions list Ukraine has not got the company UTair, but later flights banned and she .