BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

25/12/2006

Gazprom proposals to Belarus economically justified -Duma deputy speaker

MOSCOW. Dec 25 (Interfax) - The Belarussian leadership should agree to Gazprom proposals on the price of gas deliveries in 2007, Russian State Duma deputy speaker Vladimir Pekhtin of the United Russia faction said.

"I think Gazprom's proposals are economically sound and meet market requirements," Pekhtin said, commenting on Gazprom's talks with Minsk on gas prices for 2007.

He urged Belarus not to politicize the issue because Gazprom is already offering the best terms to Belarus for a transitional period.

"Belarus' desire to buy Russian gas at a price no higher than that in [Russia's] Smolensk region cannot be called justified," Pekhtin said.

Source:

http://www.interfax.com/3/226467/news.aspx

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