EU Remains Calm Over Russia-Belarus Gas Row
December 28, 2006
A compressor station in Belarus on the Yamal-Europe pipeline (file photo) (ITAR-TASS)
European Commission spokesman Amadeu Altafaj Tardio said "there is no crisis" yet, and that certain EU member states have more than enough gas stocks to deal with any disruption.
Belarus has threatened to deny Gazprom access to Belarus pipelines for deliveries to Western Europe if Gazprom cuts supplies to Belarus for failing to accept a steep increase in prices from January 1.
(compiled from agency reports)