CEO: Gazprom to restart Minsk gas talks after $166 mln debt paid

MOSCOW, May 29 (PRIME) -- Russian gas giant Gazprom will be ready to negotiate gas supplies to Belarus after 2021 after settlement of a U.S. $165.6 million debt, CEO Alexei Miller told reporters on Friday.

"The total amount of Belarusian debt for supplies of Russian gas stands at $165.570 million. As soon as the debt is fully settled, the Russian side will be ready to schedule negotiations on conditions of gas supplies from January 1, 2021," Miller said.

The official said that Gazprom had sent a letter to the energy minister of Belarus, stating this position.

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