Russia-Belarus oil dispute negotiations resume

Russian and Belarusian officials resumed negotiations today on ending a trade dispute that brought a three-day shut-off of a main Russian oil pipeline to Europe, Russian news agencies reported.

The talks were led by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov and his Belarusian counterpart Seregi Sidorsky, the RIA-Novosti and ITAR-Tass news agencies said.