KIEV, May 13 - Ukraine will probably reduce imports of natural gas to between 30 billion cubic meters and 32.5 billion cu m in 2013, down from 32.9 Bcm in 2012, Energy and Coal Industry Minister Eduard Stavytskiy said Monday.

The lower gas imports, which are yet to be approved by the government, will come due to introduction of energy efficient technologies, Stavytskiy said without elaborating.