Russia Belarus sign deal ending oil dispute: official
Igor Sechin
Russia and Belarus on Wednesday signed a new deal on Russian oil deliveries to Belarus  Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin said  ending a month-long dispute that had raised fears European supplies could be threatened.
 "Today a large number of documents have been signed " Sechin told Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at a meeting  in comments published on the government web site.
 Sechin said the documents signed involved changes to previous agreements on the delivery of crude oil to Belarus and the method of setting prices for the sale of Russian oil.
 Sechin said he and his Belarussian counterpart had also signed a joint declaration pledging uninterrupted transit of Russian oil across Belarus to third countries.
 Sechin said that Russia agreed to compromise on "harsh" conditions because of the special relationship between the neighbouring Slavic countries.
 "The position of the Belarussian side was very harsh for us. We agreed to a number of compromises  bearing in mind the special relationship with a brother republic  with the people of Belarus " Sechin said.
 Sechin called the signed documents "very balanced" and "representing a compromise."
 In televised comments to Sechin  Medvedev said the Russian position was to "give our Belarussian partners the opportunity to work by providing delivery for internal use at a reduced price and on the other side to guarantee transit."
Russia and Belarus on Wednesday signed a new deal on Russian oil deliveries to Belarus  [TGT] said  ending a month-long dispute that had raised fears European supplies could be threatened.
 "Today a large number of documents have been signed " [TGT] told Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at a meeting  in comments published on the government web site.
 [TGT] said the documents signed involved changes to previous agreements on the delivery of crude oil to Belarus and the method of setting prices for the sale of Russian oil.
 [TGT] said [TGT] and [TGT] Belarussian counterpart had also signed a joint declaration pledging uninterrupted transit of Russian oil across Belarus to third countries.
 [TGT] said that Russia agreed to compromise on "harsh" conditions because of the special relationship between the neighbouring Slavic countries.
 "The position of the Belarussian side was very harsh for us. We agreed to a number of compromises  bearing in mind the special relationship with a brother republic  with [TGT] said.
 [TGT] called the signed documents "very balanced" and "representing a compromise."
 In televised comments to [TGT]Medvedev said the Russian position was to "give our Belarussian partners the opportunity to work by providing delivery for internal use at a reduced price and on the other side to guarantee transit."