BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

27/12/2006

Gazprom warns Europe of problems with Belarus

MOSCOW, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Russian gas monopoly Gazprom (GAZP.MM: Quote, Profile , Research) has warned its customers in Europe they may face gas supply problems due to its pricing dispute with Belarus, chief executive Alexei Miller said on Wednesday.

"Gazprom has today sent letters to its partners in Lithuania, Poland and Germany about the gas supply situation occurring with Belarus," Miller told state television Vesti 24.

He said Belarus has adopted a "destructive position" four days before the expiry of its gas pricing contract with Russia and called on the Russian government to slap a duty on gas exports to Belarus of $200 per 1,000 cubic metres.

Source:

http://today.reuters.com/news/articleinvesting.aspx?view=CN&storyID=2006-12-27T155452Z_01_L27369473_RTRIDST_0_RUSSIA-GAS-WARNING-URGENT.XML&rpc=66&type=qcna

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