KIEV, June 23 - Prime Minister Mykola Azarov will meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday for talks over oil transit and many other issues, he said Wednesday.

Azarov and Putin spoke by phone on Tuesday and had agreed to meet in Moscow on Monday, June 28.

“Concerning oil transit, this issue is in the work,” Azarov said at a press conference. “I will be in Moscow on Monday for the meeting with the Russian prime minister and this will be one of many issues discussed.”