KIEV, May 12 - Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroysman has denied reports of plans to privatize Ukrgazvydobuvannia.

"Ukrgazvydobuvannia is a state-run company, it needs to be successful and belong to the state, and therefore to the Ukrainian people. Privatization of such a company cannot be allowed under any circumstances. I think either Yulia Volodymyrivna [Tymoshenko] has been misled, or Yulia Volodymyrivna is misleading. There are no such plans and there won't such plans," he told reporters after the second Energy Efficient Partnership Forum.

Hroysman said he would not allow any attempts to destroy the system of work at the company.