MOSCOW, June 13 - Russia, Ukraine and the European Commission could name a date for new trilateral gas talks at the second half of September, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said following a meeting with Vice President of the European Commission Maros Sefcovic.

"We agreed that we'll discuss the date for the next trilateral meeting, for consultations between Russia, Ukraine and the EC, in the latter half of September, to wait for the outcome of the parliamentary elections in Ukraine and a government to be appointed," Novak said.