10 June 2004 05:30
Intermediaries not needed for talks with govt. - Yukos
MOSCOW. June 10 (Interfax) - Yukos does not see any need to invite intermediaries to participate in its negotiations
with the government, company Press Secretary Alexander Shadrin said in response to an offer from Sputnik investment fund
President Boris Jordan to act as a mediator.
"The company has a clear plan to get out of its current situation and, for its part, does not see the need to
invite intermediaries," Shadrin said.
debt that is confirmed by all the courts and a ban on the disposal of
assets is lifted," he said. "In this case we will be able to pay off
"Yukos management, acting in the interests of all shareholders without exception, is without a doubt capable of
resolving this current situation if the company is given the possibility of restructuring tax
most of the debt by the end of this year," he said.
"If the government wishes to invite intermediaries to participate in the negotiations with company management,
we do not see any problem with this," Shadrin said.
Jordan sent a letter to Yukos minority shareholders offering to act as mediator in talks with the authorities on
settling the situation involving the oil company. [RU EUROPE ASIA EEU EMRG POL O] rd <>
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