Russia and Belarus signed a protocol regulating the procedure for setting prices for gas supplies to the republic and transportation across the country. The document will be valid until December 31, 2025. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation.
The document was signed by Russian and Belarusian Energy Ministers Nikolai Shulginov and Viktor Karankevich. In addition, during the meeting they discussed the parallel operation of the energy systems of the two countries.
The ministers paid special attention to the program for the formation of a united gas market of the Union State.
“We maintain constant contact with the Belarusian side at various levels. We are working together to level the Western sanctions against Belarusian enterprises, including those in the energy sector,” the statement reads. message Shulginov’s words.
Last year, the gas price for Belarus was $128.52 per 1,000 cubic meters. m. In early February, Shulginov said that this price would continue in 2023, writes “Gazeta.Ru”.
In December 2022, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted that Belarus remains Russia’s number one ally and none of the parties is forcing anyone to integrate, everyone is acting on their own interests.
