BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS
DATE:
04/04/2006
Russia's Gazprom to Raise Natural Gas Prices to Belarus
By VOA News
Russia's natural gas firm Gazprom is seeking at least a threefold increase in the price for gas sold to Belarus next year.
The firm's deputy chairman, Alexander Ryazanov, said Tuesday that the two sides will negotiate a price but stressed that the hike would be an economic decision, not a political one.
He said Belarus is the only member of the Commonwealth of Independent States not paying market prices for Russian gas.
Ryazanov said Belarus now pays about $47 for 1,000 cubic meters of gas. The world price stands at about $230 per 1,000 cubic meters.
Earlier this year, Gazprom temporarily shut off gas supplies to Ukraine when Kiev initially refused to pay a sharp hike in prices.
Some information for this report was provided by AP.
Source:
http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-04-04-voa55.cfm
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