"Negotiations are ongoing, and, in fact, we are in constant contact with colleagues ... We are in schedule, we are conducting these negotiations, we are working in accordance with our plan, and we are currently actively negotiating," says TASS.

He noted that the price of gas is "one of the most important elements of creating equal economic conditions, as well as the tax maneuver, as well as the price of petroleum products."

Earlier, Babich responded to criticism from the press secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, Anatoly Glaz.