MOSCOW, November 18. /TASS/. Russian Deputy Prime Ministers Alexander Novak and Alexei Overchuk held talks with Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Nazarov on bilateral cooperation in the oil sphere and the opportunity of exporting Belarusian petroleum products through the Russian infrastructure, the Russian government says on its website.

"Issues of bilateral cooperation between Russia and Belarus in the oil sphere and the opportunity of using the Russian infrastructure for exports of Belarusian petroleum products were in the focus during talks," the Cabinet says.

Russian companies continue oil deliveries to Belarusian refiners and perform assumed obligations, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said. "In line with our agreements, Russian companies continue stable oil deliveries on long-term and mutually beneficial conditions," the official noted.

It was reported earlier that Russia and Belarus started working out the redirection of petroleum products deliveries from Lithuanian to Russian ports. Such redirected supplies of petroleum products can be up to 4-6 mln tonnes, Novak said earlier.