BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

09/01/2007

Belarus group in Moscow for talks

Belarus has sent a high level delegation to Moscow for urgent talks on its energy dispute with Russia which has disrupted the supply of oil along a pipeline to much of eastern and central Europe.

The state-owned Russian company, Transneft, cut supplies to Belarus in a worsening row over payments.

Poland, Germany and Slovakia have already been affected by disruptions.

Poland's Deputy Economy Minister, Piotr Naimski, said while there were no immediate problems, the situation was serious.

Source:

http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0109/oil.html