KIEV, July 22 - Gazprom and Naftogaz Ukrayiny on Tuesday praised each other for “dynamic” and “constructive” cooperation after transit of Russian natural gas via Ukraine to the European Union increased steeply this year.

Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller was in Kiev on Tuesday for talks with Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and Naftogaz head Oleh Dubyna over natural gas supplies in 2009 and in the longer term.