ST. PETERSBURG, June 21 - Naftogaz Ukrayiny has filed an application with Russian gas giant Gazprom for gas imports next year, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller told journalists on Thursday.

When asked whether this application conforms to plans to purchase only 27 billion cubic meters of gas next year, Miller confirmed this information.

Miller was commenting on the results of a meeting with Ukraine's Energy and Coal Minister Yuriy Boyko during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.