SOCHI, February 11. /TASS/. Russia continues to insist on full repayment of a debt of Belarus for gas. About it journalists were reported by Russian energy Minister Alexander Novak, confirmed the fact of meeting on gas between Deputy Prime Ministers of Russia and Belarus.
“Negotiations are continuing, the process is still ongoing. Discusses the different calculations, figures, options. In General, we consider the system of relations in the long term. With the unconditional understanding that debts for last year must be extinguished,” he said.
As reported, on Friday Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich held a meeting with his counterpart from Belarus Vladimir Semashko. Government delegation of Belarus headed by Semashko arrived in Moscow for talks on issues of Belarusian-Russian cooperation.
still remain outstanding issues of bilateral relations in the oil and gas sector. As previously stated Semashko, the country expects that a compromise solution for oil and gas question with Russia will be found no later than the first quarter of 2017. Also remain unresolved issues of supplies of Belarusian foodstuffs to the Russian market.
7 Feb Dvorkovich told reporters that Russia continues to wait for the payment of debt for gas in 2016 from Belarus. Earlier it was reported that the amount of debt of Belarus for Russian gas deliveries as of January 28, reached about $ 550 million.
From the beginning of 2016 Belarus is negotiating with Russia on reducing gas prices. Belarus insisted on the equal export prices for Russian gas and wanted to pay $ 73 per 1 thousand cubic meters instead of $ 132. In response to the shortfall in Belarus about $ 300 million for the gas supplied to Russia by more than a third reduced the supply of duty-free oil to the Republic.
At the end of 2016 Belarus Russia listed the advance payment for gas, and expressed hope for the restoration of oil supplies. However, Dvorkovich said that Russia has returned a down payment and insist on the full execution of the gas contract. While Dvorkovich did not rule out that the settlement of the gas issue with Belarus and possibly in court, since the case is already in court.
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