We hope that we will sign the oil and gas contracts with Russia next week, Belarus' Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Semashko told the media in Minsk on 16 February, BelTA has learned.
“On Friday and Saturday we held talks and compiled a draft agreement with my counterpart Arkady Dvorkovich. The protocol has been submitted to the Russian leadership. I hope it will be approved next week,” said the Vice Premier.
It is expected that the document will help Belarus and Russia settle all the disputable issues with oil supplies and gas prices. As BelTA reported earlier, Belarus insists on the lower prices for Russian gas. The parties are also working on mutually acceptable terms of oil supplies.
