Belarus will pay in full by June 23 for Russian gas supplied in May and settle the total debt by July 5, First Deputy Energy Minister Eduard Tovpinets said Monday.
The Belarusian debt to Gazprom is about $200 million and the Russian energy giant started reducing gas supplies to Belarus on Monday, starting with a 15% cut in daily deliveries that is to gradually rise to 85%.
MINSK, June 21 (RIA Novosti)
