Workers weld the first joint of the ground section of North European gas pipeline.
Photo: Alexandr Miridonov
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Gazprom, Belarus Agree on Increase in Gas Transit to Europe.
Widening transit of Russia's gas to Europe was in the center of attention at Sunday talks held between Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and deputy head of Gazprom's management committee Alexander Medvedev, Interfax reported.
The highlight of Lukashenko-Medvedev's talks was cooperation between Beltransgaz of Belarus and Russia's Gazprom. The parties agreed to set up a special working group, which would study definite projects to be implemented in the near term.
Some of those projects relate to increasing underground storage of gas in Belarus up to 1 billion cubic meters and to extending transit facilities in an effort to widen gas deliveries to Europe through Belarus.
Russia currently ships most of its gas to Western and Central Europe through Ukraine.
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