Gazprom sees no breakthrough in Belarus gas talks

MOSCOW, Dec 30 (Reuters) Russian gas monopoly Gazprom said on Saturday it saw no immediate breakthrough in talks with Belarus on a new price for Russian gas due to the low level of the delegation Minsk sent to Moscow.

''The talks are under way. But one should not expect any breakthrough after these meetings, unless the main negotiator -- Belarussian First Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Semashko -- arrives in Moscow,'' Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov said in a statement.

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