DOHA, May 10 - Ukraine, Qatar and Turkey intend in May to hold talks on the possible transit of liquefied gas from Qatar to Ukraine through the Bosporus Strait, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said.

"A tripartite meeting of representatives from Qatar, Turkey and Ukraine will take place in late May. In particular, the issue of passage of tankers will be discussed at the meeting," he told reporters in Doha on Wednesday.

According to Deputy Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine Volodymyr Makukha, the Qatari side promised Ukraine that the issue would be raised during talks in Turkey, which are scheduled for the end of May.

"The idea is that in a trilateral format we could find solution to the problem of passage of tankers through the Bosporus Strait," he said.

According to the deputy minister, the Turkish side has not supported the request for gas transportation through the strait, but there has been some shift in Turkey's position regarding the issue.

"We hope we will find a compromise solution that will satisfy all of us," said Makukha. (om/ez)