BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

23/05/2008

Belarus urges joint CIS oil production and supplies

RBC, 23.05.2008, Minsk 17:27:51.The CIS must launch joint natural gas, oil, and electricity production, as well as transportation and supplies to countries outside the CIS, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said during a meeting with CIS heads of governments today. Therefore, in order for a single energy market to be formed, the countries need to create favorable conditions, Lukashenko said. He added that the CIS also needed to establish common personnel and food safety policies. The President especially pointed out that the implementation of many projects for the promotion of economic stability and the growth of CIS citizens' living standards largely depended on Russia's stand on the matter.

Source:

http://www.rbcnews.com/free/20080523172751.shtml

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