Belarus, Russian PMs in difficult talks in Moscow

Belarus's Prime Minister Siargej Sidorski and his Russian counterpart Mikhail Fradkov are today meeting in Moscow to discuss trade and economic cooperation between the two countries.  The meeting is taking place following a request from Minsk.

The prime ministers are expected to disucss Belarus's debt for the Russian gas as well as the possibilities for Belarus to obtain a $1.5 billion loan from Moscow.