30 Jun 2011 11:57

Belarus negotiating freezing of gas prices in 2011 with Gazprom - first deputy PM

MINSK. June 30 (Interfax) - Belarus is negotiating the possibility of freezing the prices for natural gas in 2011 with Gazprom, Belarusian First Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Semashko said at the Belarusian parliament on Thursday.

"We are holding negotiations on freezing the gas prices for this year," Semashko said in commenting on the prospects for increasing the prices for housing and utilities in Belarus in 2011.