BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

09/10/2007

Belarus ministry, Gazprom to discuss gas deliveries for next year

MINSK, October 9 (Itar-Tass) -- A delegation of the Belarusian Energy Ministry and representatives of Russia's gas monopoly Gazprom will meet in Moscow on Thursday to discuss next year's gas cooperation, the press service of the Belarusian Energy Ministry told Itar-Tass on Tuesday.

The Belarusian delegation will include Minister of Energy Alexander Ozerets and Beltransgaz Director General Vladimir Mayorov.

"The sides will discuss deliveries of the Russian gas to Belarus in next year and this year's supplies," the press service said.

Belarusian Deputy Energy Minister Mikhail Mikhadyuk told reporters on Tuesday that Belarus plans to coordinate with Gazprom the gas price formula for 2008 before the end of this year.

In his words, the next year's amounts of gas purchases were coordinated tentatively.

Earlier, an official of the Belarusian ministry said that the country plans to import 21.7 billion cubic meters of Russian natural gas in 2008.

Source:

http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=11949876&PageNum=0

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