Lukashenko: Belarusian oil refineries will get enough oil

Belarus will get the necessary amount of oil to keep oil refineries busy. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko made the statement as he met with heads of CIS mass media on 21 October, BelTA has learned.

“I am convinced that we will get as much oil as we can process,” stressed the President.

The Belarusian head of state remarked that negotiations on this matter are now in progress. In his opinion, the rough edges of the oil deliveries matter have been influenced by the potash problem.

“They have said that they will reduce deliveries to Belarus due to technical reasons. I’ve told Putin that it would be an unwise step,” said Alexander Lukashenko.

“The stability of deliveries is another factor. We would not like to get the volume of oil approved every quarter of the year the way we have done this year. It is not something serious people do. It is one of the rough spots that must not exist in the Customs Union and the Single Economic Space,” said the head of state.

“It is not even an economical matter, it is a demonstration. What relation is between Baumgertner and oil?! What does it have to do with interstate relations? Don’t bring this issue up to the interstate relations level,” added the President.