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BRUSSELS, March 23 (RIA Novosti) - The modernization...

practically excluded from the discussion of this issue, which is very important for all of us," he said.

However Ukrainian news agency Unian said Kiev and Brussels intended to involve Moscow in the modernization if Russia wanted to take part in the project.

"Ukraine, just like the European Union, has the definite intention to attract Russia as a partner in this large reconstruction and modernization program," Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said.

Shmatko also said Russia had proposed signing a three-way deal with Ukraine and the European Union on modernizing the Ukrainian gas transportation system.

He said that high-placed officials from the European Commission who attended the conference had agreed with Russia's proposal.

President Viktor Yushchenko said on Monday Ukraine would soon join the treaty on the common European energy system.

"Ukraine will soon join the treaty on a common European energy space. I am convinced that

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