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The negotiations on the terms of Russian gas deliveries to Belarus in 2008 are following a routine regime, director general of Beltransgaz Vladimir Majorov told reporters when asked about the price for has in Q2. “The negotiation process is normal, without tensions,” he said. This issue is high on the agenda of the session of the Union State Council of Ministers along with other issues of trade and economic cooperation between the two countries. “I am sure that relevant agreements will be reached and obligations taken by Beltransgaz on gas transit will be honoured,” Vladimir Majorov said. In turn, the deputy chairman of the board of directors of Gazprom, Andrei Kruglov, noted that Gazprom always honours its agreements. If additional agreements are signed, they will be informed about. Andrei Kruglov also noted that Russia is gradually gearing towards the application of the principle of equal profits in terms of gas supply for all consumers.