BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

24/06/2010

Gazprom Confirms Belarus Gas Debt Paid, Resumes Supplies

Russia says it is resuming gas supplies to Belarus since Belarus has paid its debt for previous deliveries.

A spokeswoman for President Dmitry Medvedev said the head of state-controlled Gazprom, Aleksei Miller, informed the president in a phone call today that Belarus has "fully paid" its debt and that the gas company would resume supplies.

Gazprom this week reduced deliveries to Belarus by 60 percent as a dispute over unpaid bills between the two sides escalated.

On June 23, Belarus said it had paid $187 million to Russia to cover the debt.

Belarus also threatened to shut down pipelines carrying Russian gas and oil to European markets across its territory unless Gazprom paid $260 million Belarus says the company owes it in transit fees.

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/content/Gazprom_Confirms_Belarus_Gas_Debt_Paid_Resumes_Supplies/2080979.html


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