IVANO-FRANKIVSK, Aug. 20 - Ukraine is planning to begin reverse natural gas supplies from Romania and Slovakia, Energy and Coal Industry Minister Eduard Stavytsky said.

"The government is actively working on the diversification of gas import sources. And we are already conducting reverse gas supplies from Poland and Hungary. We will soon open two more routes - from Romania and Slovakia," he said at a session of Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Council on Tuesday.