Gazprom paid $228 million for gas transit through Belarus.

June 24, Moscow / Eduard Pivovar - BELTA/. Gazprom has transferred $228 million to Belarus for gas transit through its territory at the previous transit rate of $1.45 per 1,000 cubic meters. This was announced to journalists by the company's official representative, Sergey Kupriyanov, as reported by a BELTA correspondent. Sergey Kupriyanov confirmed that Belarus has fully transferred money to Gazprom for the supplied gas, and a decision has been made to restore gas supply to Belarus in full. The official representative of Gazprom noted that unresolved issues remain in Belarusian-Russian gas relations, including the transit rate for transit through Belarus. He confirmed that according to the protocol signed between Gazprom and Beltransgaz, there is a possibility to increase the transit rate. However, according to him, a special addendum to the contract must be signed for this. -0-