Lukashenko has threatened Russia to replace Russian oil supplies from Iran through Ukraine
Belarus is negotiating with Iran on oil supplies in connection with the complexities of the negotiation process with Russia on gas and oil.
This was stated by President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, reports state news Agency BelTA.
“We are negotiating with Iran, which is desperately sources for oil supplies. And ready us to reduce the price,” – said Lukashenko.
He pointed to the reduction of Russian oil deliveries to Belarus, urging not to confuse “the issues of oil and gas”. According to Lukashenko, the oil refineries, “companies that don’t provide the eyeballs in Neft”.
According to the head of the state, the government of Belarus has set the task of finding alternatives to Russian oil.
“We have agreed today loaded tanker goes to Odessa, and start to supply through Ukraine to the Mozyr oil refinery,” – said Lukashenko.
Also, according to Lukashenko, Belarus will return to the construction of the pipeline from the Baltic sea.
Lukashenka stressed that Russia is Belarus “seeks to build cooperation on an equal basis.”
“However, this is not always so, and through no fault of Bilauri”, – said Lukashenko.
As earlier reported,President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko called the pressure on the country reduced oil supplies from Russia.
The reduction in oil supplies, Russia is seeking from Minsk’s debt for gas, which by mid-year, according to estimates of the Russian side, was $270 million.
In turn, Belarus does not recognize the debt and insists on reducing the price of Russian gas. So, to make Gazprom reduce the price of gas to Belarus since the beginning of the year to cover the supply at a price below the established Russian company. Minsk, previously called fair price of $73 per thousand cubic meters while Gazprom expects to supply for $132 per thousand cubic meters.
Do not have their own oil Belarus provides a fifth of its exports, selling oil products made from Russian oil. Just this year, Minsk hoped to receive from Russia 23 million tons of oil, but with the reduction, the supply may reach 18 million
Recall that in may the Minister of energy and coal industry Igor Nasalik said that after the lifting of sanctions with Iran, Ukraine received an opportunity to transport Iranian oil through the pipeline “Odessa-Brody”.
Recall that in 2010-2011, the oil pipeline “Odessa-Brody” was used for the supply of Venezuelan and Azerbaijani oil to Belarus, which at that time also faced problems in the supply of Russian oil.
According to the national statistics Committee in the first eight months of this year, GDP in Belarus fell by 3%.
