"First of all, any interference in a
dispute between two companies is a direct violation of international law,"
the statement reads.
MOSCOW, August 5. /TASS/. The EU decision to blacklist two Russian Energy Ministry officials is puzzling, while its interference in the dispute between Siemens and Russia’s Technopromexport (part of the Rostec Corporation) violates international law, the ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
"First
of all, any interference in a dispute between two companies is a direct
violation of international law," the statement reads. "Taking into
consideration Siemens’ long experience, it is hard to imagine that the company
became ‘hostage’ to the situation," the statement reads. "Russia’s
Energy Ministry is confident that the EU made the decision only for political
reasons. This is the reason why, in accordance with a sad tradition, no legal
arguments for blacklisting the Russian Energy Ministry officials have been
provided," the statement adds.
On Friday,
the European Union blacklisted Russia’s Technopromexport and Interavtomatika
companies, as well as Russian Deputy Energy Minister Andrei Cherezov, Head of
the ministry’s Department for Operational Control and Electricity Management
Evgeniy Grabchak and Technopromexport CEO Sergei Topor-Gilka.
According
to the Russian Energy Ministry, it expects the EU to further clarify its
decision to blacklist two of the ministry’s officials. "The Russian Energy
Ministry intends to continue ensuring the energy safety of its customers.
Political ambitions should never prevent governments from fulfilling their
obligations to citizens," the statement adds.
On July 21,
Germany’s Siemens company announced that all four of its gas turbines produced
for a project in southern Russia had been delivered to Crimea in breach of the
agreement.
Source: ITAR-TASS 06-08-2017
