The Turkmen Foreign Ministry said in a statement today that deliveries to Russia will be suspended at midnight local time on 31 December until 7 January for maintenance operations.
The statement also said that a new agreement on the sale of gas to Russia should be reached early next month.
Turkmenistan threatened on 27 December to cut gas supplies to Russia if Russian gas giant Gazprom does not raise the amount it pays.
Gazprom needs Turkmen gas to meet its obligations to Ukraine and its western European customers.
Turkmenistan also announced that its gas shipments to Ukraine would be halted tomorrow until a new 2005 contract covering prices is signed.
(AFP)
The statement also said that a new agreement on the sale of gas to Russia should be reached early next month.
Turkmenistan threatened on 27 December to cut gas supplies to Russia if Russian gas giant Gazprom does not raise the amount it pays.
Gazprom needs Turkmen gas to meet its obligations to Ukraine and its western European customers.
Turkmenistan also announced that its gas shipments to Ukraine would be halted tomorrow until a new 2005 contract covering prices is signed.
(AFP)