Pompeo Announced American Oil First Supply to Belarus

According to the State, Secretary the start of deliveries strengthens the Belarus sovereignty and independence This week, the first batch of US crude oil will go to Belarus. This announced on Friday morning the State Secretary Mike Pompeo. The statement published on the State Department’s website said that the United Energy Trading company with the assistance of Getka and the Polish company UNIMOT participated in organizing this transaction, concluded on a competitive basis. According to Pompeo, the American oil supply  “strengthens the sovereignty and independence of Belarus, demonstrates that the United States is ready to provide trading opportunities to American companies interested in entering the Belarusian market” and is evidence that the United States “fulfills the commitments made to Belarus in February ”When the State Secretary met in Minsk with President Alexander Lukashenko. “As the largest oil and gas producer in the world, the United States is ready to meet the import needs of countries that, like Belarus, want to capitalize on improved energy security through diversified supplies and trade based on American values - freedom of enterprise, the rule of law and transparency of transactions free from corruption, ” Mike Pompeo said. The US urges Belarus to take advantage of the progress made in expanding American business access to its market and to carry out market reforms in the field of trade liberalization, which are necessary to advance the process of country's accession to the World Trade Organization. “This ... will help Belarus to fully reveal its trade and investment potential and ensure its future. The United States looks forward to continuing to strengthen our partnership,” the State Secretary emphasized.