BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

30/08/2006

Gas talks between Russia and Belarus held on company level

Russia and Belarus are holding talks regarding gas supplies in 2007 on the level of the countries' economic agents, Leonid Rudinsky, General Director of Belarusian fuel and gas group Beltopgaz, told a press conference in the country's capital Minsk. The official said he did not think that gas would pose any issues for Belarus, since in 2005 the contract for gas supply was signed at the end of the year.

At the same time, Rudinsky believes that there would be a lot more gas consumers in Belarus next year. Particularly, it is expected that during 2007 all of the republic's 118 territories will have gas service installed (as of today, only five of them remain without gas supply).

Source:

http://www.rbcnews.com/free/20060830093131.shtml