Belarus, Russia to amend agreement on gas pricing, gas transportation
<p> MINSK, Mar 17 - PrimePress. Belarus and Russia will amend the agreement on the procedure of setting prices (tariffs) for supplies of natural gas and its transportation by gas pipelines. The government of Belarus has authorized Ambassador to the Russian Federation Vladimir Semashko to hold relevant talks and sign the appropriate protocol. This is fixed in government resolution #147 of March 15, 2021, published on the National Legal Internet Portal on March 17. </p> <p> </p> <p> According to the resolution, Semashko is authorized to sign the protocol if an agreement is reached within the limits of the approved draft, with the possibility of making changes if necessary, which are not of a fundamental nature. </p> <p> </p> <p> Earlier, in February 2021, Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko approved a draft protocol on amendments to the intergovernmental agreement with Russia in the gas sector by his ordinance as a basis for negotiations. The essence of the amendments was not disclosed. At the same time, it was noted that the protocol should be temporarily applied after ten days from the date of its signing before coming into force. </p> <p> </p> <p> The press service of the Ministry of Energy of Belarus announced on March 17 that the planned adjustment of the agreement "is of technical nature" and is associated with the need to formalize the decisions taken on 24 December 2020 in St. Petersburg following the talks between Belarusian Ambassador to Russia Semashko and Belarusian Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich and Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller. In particular, the talks resulted in signing a protocol between Gazprom and the Belarusian government on the procedure for setting prices for natural gas supplies to Belarus in 2021. </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported, contracts between Gazprom and Gazprom Transgaz Belarus for the supply of gas to Belarus and its transportation through the territory of Belarus are in effect until the end of 2021. In December 2020, Belarus and Russia agreed on the price of Russian natural gas in 2021 - $128.5 per thousand cubic metres. In 2020, the gas price for Belarus was $127 per 1,000 cubic metres. End </p>
2021-03-18
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Belarus, Russia to amend agreement on gas pricing, gas transportation
MINSK, Mar 17 - PrimePress. Belarus and Russia will amend the agreement on the procedure of setting prices (tariffs) for supplies of natural gas and its transportation by gas pipelines. The government of Belarus has authorized Ambassador to the Russian Federation Vladimir Semashko to hold relevant talks and sign the appropriate protocol. This is fixed in government resolution #147 of March 15, 2021, published on the National Legal Internet Portal on March 17.
According to the resolution, Semashko is authorized to sign the protocol if an agreement is reached within the limits of the approved draft, with the possibility of making changes if necessary, which are not of a fundamental nature.
Earlier, in February 2021, Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko approved a draft protocol on amendments to the intergovernmental agreement with Russia in the gas sector by his ordinance as a basis for negotiations. The essence of the amendments was not disclosed. At the same time, it was noted that the protocol should be temporarily applied after ten days from the date of its signing before coming into force.
The press service of the Ministry of Energy of Belarus announced on March 17 that the planned adjustment of the agreement "is of technical nature" and is associated with the need to formalize the decisions taken on 24 December 2020 in St. Petersburg following the talks between Belarusian Ambassador to Russia Semashko and Belarusian Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich and Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller. In particular, the talks resulted in signing a protocol between Gazprom and the Belarusian government on the procedure for setting prices for natural gas supplies to Belarus in 2021.
As previously reported, contracts between Gazprom and Gazprom Transgaz Belarus for the supply of gas to Belarus and its transportation through the territory of Belarus are in effect until the end of 2021. In December 2020, Belarus and Russia agreed on the price of Russian natural gas in 2021 - $128.5 per thousand cubic metres. In 2020, the gas price for Belarus was $127 per 1,000 cubic metres. End