Minister of Industry and Trade Martin Riman of Czech Republic

Czech Energy Minister Martin Riman said the.

The only solution is to get straight to the negotiating table," Czech Industry Minister Martin Riman said after talks.

Gas supplies can resume Sunday if everyone works at 100 percent, Riman said after talks between Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek and Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in the Ukrainian capital Kiev.

discussions earlier in the day with the Ukrainians in Kiev.

Czech Minister Martin Riman took the occasion to convey his sympathy over great losses caused by floods in the country’s central region.

Czech Industry Minister Martin Riman said after talks with Gazprom deputy CEO Alexander Medvedev, and earlier with Ukrainian officials in Kiev, that both sides are ready to begin talks over the increasingly bitter dispute over gas supplies.

Earlier this year, Riman had said: "We have (uranium) reserves which we can mine without any problems under the current regime.

Czech Industry and Trade Minister Martin Riman said that "Our goal is to help Turkey accelerate its negotiation process with the EU.

At the opening ceremony, Czech Industry and Trade Minister Martin Riman said he hoped the new trade office will aid Czech businesses to penetrate the market in Ho Chi Minh City , considered the largest market in Viet Nam.

On the same day, Minister Martin Riman met with HCMC municipal Mayor Le Hoang Quan.

Czech Industry and Trade Minister Martin Riman said long-term measures were necessary to combat the European Unions dependence on Russian gas, stressing energy security was a priority for the Czech six-month EU presidency.

The European Union, which takes about fifth of its gas consumption from Russia through Ukraine, will meet later on Monday to discuss energy policy and Riman said the issues would be raised then.

the crisis is "to get straight to the negotiating table.

Industry and Trade Minister Martin Riman said in a statement.

Riman said his government spoke highly of the progress in bilateral cooperation, calling on the two sides to provide convenience for mutual investment and promote balance in bilateral trade.

Riman said although Ukraine had agreed to allow EU observers to supervise the operation of its gas transit system, Russia insisted that its own experts should be included in the monitoring mission.