Lithuania would accept 20 percent cheaper Russian gas imports if no conditions attached, the country's Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius told local radio station LRT on Tuesday.
Butkevicius was clarifying Lithuania's position in terms of, supposedly, Gazprom's proposal to reduce gas price for the Baltic country in exchange for withdrawal of Lithuanian complaint in Stockholm arbitrage, questioning the price-fixing policy of Gazprom, Lithuania's news agency ELTA reported.
"I believe that 20 percent reduction would end up with a fair price for Lithuania since today Lithuania is paying the biggest price among European countries, and not just among EU member states," Butkevicius was quoted by ELTA as saying.
"Thus, it is not fair to say here that if the price is reduced by 20 percent, we should deliver some obligations," he added.
The government has not been provided with the official information about Gazprom's proposal yet, Butkevicius insisted.
Gazprom had been preparing a new offer to the Baltic country, including gas price correction from about 1,200 Litas (about 480 U.S. dollars) to 960 Litas.
Lithuania is 100 percent dependent on Russian gas supplies at the moment, according to a report of Lithuania's business website vz.lt on Monday.