BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

23/11/2006

Lukashenko believes Belarus, Ukraine could coordinate tariff policies on Russian gas transit

Minsk, November 23 (Interfax-West) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko believes his country could coordinate with Ukraine tariff policies on Russian gas transit.

"What if we pursued a single policy in talks with Russia on this matter? Would it be worse? It would be better. So let's do it," Lukashenko said in Minsk at a press conference for the Ukrainian media.

"I have already spoken about energy security, in particular on oil issues. We could coordinate our actions in this field as well: We have even more trumps in our hands," the Belarusian president said.

Lukashenko said Belarus is ready to interact - not to press on anybody, but to defend the two countries' interests.

"Such a dialog could take place at the CIS summit in Minsk," he said.

Source:

http://www.interfax.kiev.ua/eng/go.cgi?31,20061123012

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