BRUSSELS, Dec. 12 – All the parties of the EU-Ukraine-Russia trilateral negotiations in Brussels on Friday welcomed the opportunity to consult on gas supplies to Ukraine and gas flows to the European Union in the coming winter, the European Commission said in a press release.

"There was full commitment to work closely together to ensure gas flows from Russia to Ukraine and gas transit to the EU. In this respect, it has been agreed that discussions will continue at all levels," the EC said.