Mr. Dmitry Medvedev instructed the head of Gazprom's limited gas supplies to Belarus from June 21

/IRBIS, June 21, 2010/ - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev instructed the head of Gazprom Mr. Alexei Miller has to limit gas supplies to Belarus from June 21 and continue negotiations to settle the debt for Russian gas supplied earlier, indicated in the transcript of today's meeting the Russian president and head of Gazprom. As indicated, Alexei Miller informed the President of Russia about the negotiations with the company Belarusian counterparts to settle the debt for Russian gas deliveries in the period from January to April this year. "We held talks with our Belarusian colleagues. Belorussia acknowledges the debt for Russian gas supplies, but offers to pay the machinery, equipment, various surrogates. So, Dmitry Anatolievich, negotiations ended with nothing," - said Mr. Miller. He noted that in accordance with the contract "Gazmprom" forced to enter a regime of restrictions on supply of gas in proportion to the volume of debt from 10:00 am on June 21. "I take the appropriate procedures. Keep all the same interaction with Belarusian partners, encouraging them to fulfill the contract. In accordance with the rules that exist in Gazprom for contacts with other counterparts in the framework of our European co-operation, we must introduce a system of warning of our counterparties in connection with those decisions to be made by Gazprom. In general, this will be done and, accordingly, to make contact with all parties, which are somehow associated with these deliveries, "- said Mr. Dmitry Medvedev. In turn, Miller said that the regime will be introduced gradually in and out, eventually, the volume of gas supplies for days, which will be proportional to the volume of debt. [2010-06-21]