Russia and Belarus agree on gas supplies

Russia and Belarus have settled all problems related to gas supplies till 2005, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told journalists in Minsk. "We have agreed with Russia on prices for supplied gas and terms of gas transportations via Belarus," he emphasized. Lukashenko also stressed his confidence that rows over gas supplies would not occur once again. Not only Belarus, but also Russia have learnt a lot from this conflict, he added. Lukashenko pointed out to a careful approach shown by Russian and Belarusian leaders.