Belarus meets Russia in oil row

A delegation from Belarus arrived in Moscow 9 January 2007 for talks with Russia to resolve a row over oil supplies. Russia halted oil exports to Belarus on the 8 January 2007, accusing Minsk of stealing oil.

European Commission: Press Release: IP/07/15: Statement of Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs after the interruption of oil supplies from Belarus to the European Union http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/07/15&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

BBC News, 11.1.07: Russia-Belarus oil blockade ends http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6248251.stm

BBC News, 13.1.07: Moscow and Minsk resolve oil row http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6257745.stm

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