KIEV, Feb. 15 - A Ukrainian government team will travel to Ashgabat by the end of the week for talks over natural gas imports from Turkmenistan, Prime Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov said Wednesday.

The visit comes less than a week after Turkmenistan has indicated it plans to hike gas prices to $100/1,000 cubic meters starting in September, up from $65/1,000 cu m.