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Lukashenko orders shutdown of Europe gas transit
Alla Petrova, BC, Riga, 22.06.2010.
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Print versionBelarussian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday ordered the shutdown of transit of Russian gas supplies to Europe after Russia cut supplies to Belarus by a third in a debt dispute.
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"I have now ordered the government to shut down transit through Belarus until Gazprom pays for transit," Lukashenko said during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in televised remarks.
Russia earlier announced that it was reducing supplies to Belarus by 30% of normal daily volume after Minsk had taken no steps to resolve a debt to Gazprom of nearly 200 million dollars (163 million euros), reports LETA/AFP.
Belarus for its part says Gazprom owes it more than 200 million dollars in transit fees.
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