Ukraine first deputy prime minister says no plans to hike gas transit fees

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Ukraine's First Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Turchinov told journalists his government has no plans to raise the transit fees it charges OAO Gazprom to ship Russian gas through its pipelines, Interfax reported.

Ukraine and Russia yesterday resolved their most recent payment dispute over gas shipments, which began last week when Gazprom said the former Soviet republic had racked up a debt of 1.5 bln usd.

However, some politicians, including Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, had called for Ukraine to raise its transit fees.