KYIV, Nov 14 – Ukraine's Naftogaz was not involved as a potential transit partner in the pilot deal between Slovakia's SPP and Azerbaijan's SOCAR for natural gas supply, Naftogaz Board Chairman Oleksiy Chernyshov confirmed.

"This is happening without us. Full stop," he told Interfax-Ukraine on Thursday at the "Ukraine 2050. Dialogues about the Future" event in Kyiv organized by NV Media Group.