Interfax reported that Gazprom filed a request with the Stockholm Arbitration Tribunal for arbitration against the Lithuanian Energy Ministry which together with Gazprom and Germany E.ON Ruhrgas is a shareholder in Lithuanian gas utility Lietuvos Dujos.

Gazprom is asking the tribunal to recognize the Lithuanian ministry actions to initiate litigation against Lietuvos Dujos at a Vilnius and its top management as breach of the company shareholders agreement and is demanding that damages inflicted by that breach be compensated.

(Sourced from Interfax)