Russia, Belarus Did Not Mention Poland, Germany During Talks On Druzhba - Russian Minister

Russia and Belarus did not discuss Poland and Germany in relation to the Druzhba pipeline incident during their bilateral talks on the subject earlier in the day, Russian Economic Development Minister Maxim Oreshkin said on Friday

GORKI (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 24th May, 2019) Russia and Belarus did not discuss Poland and Germany in relation to the Druzhba pipeline incident during their bilateral talks on the subject earlier in the day, Russian Economic Development Minister Maxim Oreshkin said on Friday.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev met with his Belarusian counterpart, Sergei Rumas, earlier on Friday in Moscow to discuss the situation surrounding the Druzhba pipeline contamination incident.

"The talks were bilateral, so both sides concentrated first and foremost on bilateral Russian-Belarusian relations," Oreshkin told reporters when asked whether Poland and Germany were mentioned in the discussion.

The problem with the quality of oil coming from Russia to Belarus via the Druzhba pipeline of the Russian state-owned Transneft oil company surfaced back in April.

The transmission system of Belarus forks into two streams one going to Poland and further to Germany, the other to Ukraine and further to Slovakia, Hungary and the Czech Republic.

Poland and Ukraine halted oil transit from Russia via Belarus after it had been discovered that the oil in Druzhba had been contaminated with chlorides. Russia has launched an investigation into the issue and has so far detained four people over the incident.

Supplies of uncontaminated oil via Druzhba have already been restored in Belarus, Ukraine and Slovakia.