KYIV, March 25 - Naftogaz is ready to ensure the operation of the Ukrainian section of the Samara-Western Direction diesel fuel pipeline, head of the group Andriy Kobolev has said.

"We carried out [inventory]. We understand diesel fuel, we understand the oil product pipeline. We understand the products that were imported into Ukraine and cleared by customs. We understand that they have a legitimate owner, to whom we plan to transfer oil products. We are waiting for the Asset Recovery and Management Agency's (ARMA) decision on the further use of the oil pipeline. We are as a group are ready to ensure its transparent and efficient operation," he said on the air of Channel Five.