BRUSSELS, March 1 – The Energy Community has received a letter from Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Minister Yuriy Boyko in which Ukraine challenged the promotion by EC members of the South Stream gas pipeline project, EC Secretariat Director Slavtcho Neykov told Interfax-Ukraine.

"The secretariat, which is the only addressee, will, of course, respond to it very soon. However, I've already had the opportunity to quickly communicate with Minister Boyko and express our readiness to meet with him on this issue," he said.