BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

07/12/2007

Russia's Zubkov: no gas supply issues with Belarus

Reuters

BUDAPEST, Dec 7 - Russian Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov said on Friday he did not see any problems concerning natural gas supply and prices with Belarus as the two countries have a 5-year agreement in place.

"Russia is a reliable partner and Russia will fulfil all of its obligations in the future as well," Zubkov told a news conference after meeting Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany in Budapest.

Sources close to the Belarus government told Reuters on Thursday that Gazprom is seeking to raise gas prices by 60 percent from 2008, an increase Minsk considered too high.

Source:

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20071207/tbs-russsia-belarus-7318940.html