Russia is interested in cooperation with Belarus in the oil and gas spheres on market conditions, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov told reporters following a session of the Union State`s Council of Ministers in Moscow on June 29.

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The Belarusian government will soon invite bids for the construction of a nuclear power plant in the country, Prime Minister Syarhey Sidorski told reporters in Moscow on June 29 following a meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Belarusian-Russian Union State.

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Though the peak of excitement connected with price hike for Russian gas from $46.68 to $100 per square cubic metres, happened on New Year night, this price hike has been experienced only by Belarusian economic entities and citizens who pay for public utilities. The state budget is to feel the change of the price policy of Russia to the full since July 1, when the term of determent of payment expires, under which Belarus is to pay $55 per 1,000 cubic metres of gas instead of $100.

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Russia considers a possibility to extend a credit to Belarus to buy Russia’s fuels, Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov told journalists on Friday. “Gazprom conducts necessary talks on the gas export terms,” Prime Minister said after the session of the council of Ministers of the “union state” if Russia and Belarus.

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As a result of decrease of oil products export from Russia to Belarus Belarusian budget receive less than one is due for about $200 mln. Prime Minister of Belarus Syarhei Sidorski told Friday at a session of the Council of Ministers of the “union state” in Moscow. Besides, because of natural gas price hike, over 4 months additional expenses have made $458 mln. “: Adverse balance in trade is becoming deeper, reaching $2 billion,” Prime Minister said.

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Yesterday evening in Druzhny settlement in Pukhavichy district a meeting of participants of the liquidation of Chernobyl nuclear power plant catastrophe was disrupted. The day before authorities sanctioned a meeting with Alyaksandr Vauchanin, a leader of the public association “Liquidator”, which registration is considered by Justice Ministry now.

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Alyaksandr Milinkevich hasn’t had a meeting with a political prisoner, one of the leaders of the Young Front Artur Finkevich. During the attempt to talk to the leader of “For Freedom” movement workers of the special settlement forcibly pushed Artur into a police car and left.

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“Cost effectiveness of oil refining is about 1%, in fact, it balances near zero,” told Vice prime Minister of the government Viktar Bura addressing the “parliament” with a report today. In general, “profitability of Belnaftakhim concern for 4 months has amounted to 1.2% while 25% had been anticipated,” he specified. Vice Prime Minister underlined that the result has been received thanks to potassium fertilizers production growth in the first half year by 40% as compared with 2006,” Interfax informs.

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The political prisoner wrote so in a letter to his friends. As said by Dashkevich, the day before yesterday he was present at the commission on early conditional release, and he was denied release there, as he “has a number of penalties for violation of dress code and the day routine”.

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Alyaksandr Lukashenka is to meet with the leader of Venezuela Hugo Chavez who is on his way to Minsk from Russia. It is stated officially that the presidents are to discuss the issues of bilateral cooperation, including trade and economic relations and cooperation in energy sphere. At the same time, on the eve of Hugo Chavez visit confessed that Venezuelan delegation is to discuss issues of military and technical cooperation.

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