Mr Alexey Miller Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Mr Alexander Ozerets Energy Minister of the Republic of Belarus had a telephone talk today.

The parties discussed a potential increase of Russian gas transmission to Europe via Belarus in 2012 and in the medium term.

Mr Alexey Miller during the telephone talk said “In 2012 Gazprom will raise by 4 billion cubic meters the amount of Russian gas transmission via Belarus to the EU countries.”