US Secretary of state Mike Pompeo said that the American organization is ready to supply the needs of Belarus in oil. Pompeo arrived in Minsk on a visit during the Eurasian tour. As stated in the state Department, the aim of this trip was the desire to emphasize the U.S. commitment to a "sovereign, independent, stable and prosperous Belarus" and assure the desire for the normalization of bilateral relations. currently, the Minsk buys only Russian oil, but the dialogues on the new contracts are hard. As has told a source Last news , the parties do not have the opportunity to come to a consensus over the reluctance of Belarusian oil refineries to pay market price, despite the fact that supplies from Russia on the terms of 2019 will be cheaper than the other by at least 1, 6 billion dollars In annual volume of 24 million tons. Due to the lack of contracts in Russia from 1 January ceased to supply oil to the two Belarusian refineries, as Minsk temporarily stop exports of petroleum products. After a few days of delivery are not fully renewed, but the consensus of the parties was not reached. against this background, Lukashenka many times stated that Belarus is actively seeking alternative sources of supply. For example, last week he told about the negotiations with the United States, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. It was stated that Belarus has already received the 1st batch of oil from Norway. Lukashenka noted that Minsk does not step back from the Russian oil, but intends to diversify the supply. <span style="color:darkgray