“There are multilevel negotiations, the heads of state indicated what the strategy should be - equal prices for two years. For the coming year, we are counting on a move towards lower prices, which we are negotiating about, ”BelTA quotes him.

Lyashenko emphasized that the Belarusian side has already made proposals on this issue, but has not yet received confirmation of a reduction in gas prices in 2020.

Earlier, the head of the Ministry of Energy of Russia, Alexander Novak, spoke about negotiations with Belarus on energy supplies.

At the same time, Minsk recognized that the issue of oil and gas prices has faded into the background against the backdrop of the growing role of high technology in the development of the economy.