In Belarus, told about the cost of oil supplies from Russia

It is reported by BelTA.

“Now the price for us is 17% lower than the global one, this is only the size of the duty. And if we remove the fee and take the net price between the companies, then it is, in fact, global, ”he said.

He also noted that in 2020 for Belarus will remain approximately the same figure.

“There she swims because of the barrel, the duty itself jumps ... Close - 83–85%,” Krutoy added.

On February 7, the presidents of Russia and Belarus, Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko, began negotiations in Sochi in an expanded format. According to the deputy head of the presidential administration Dmitry Kozak, the talks were held in a positive manner.

The Russian Ministry of Energy called the commercial issue of oil supplies to Belarus a commercial one. Lukashenko noted that Minsk is ready to buy oil from Russia at world prices, however, in Moscow, as he pointed out, they insist on premiums beyond that.