Russian Ambassador to Belarus, Alexander Surikov, suggested that neighboring states would be able to avoid new "gas war" on the threshold of 2011. Moreover, Russian diplomat acknowledged the desire of the Belarusian side to reduce the cost of gas in 2011. "If you want to talk — we can talk, but there are no problems and discrepancies", Alexander Surikov said.
Russian ambassador also specified that Belarus paid for supplied Russian gas in accordance with the contract. «Gas contracts between Gazprom and Beltransgaz were signed in 2007 for five-year period, including 2011», Alexander Surikov said, RIA Novosti.
«There are talks about equal incomes, but I still have a little idea what it is», the diplomat added.
As Telegraf previously reported, in June 2010, there flared up gas dispute between Moscow and Minsk. Gazprom limited gas supplies, saying that Belarus owed about $190 million. Belarus asked for two weeks to pay, but gas holding demanded immediate payment. In the morning of June 24, Gazprom said that Belarus had paid arrears and gas supplies were resumed in full.
