Gazprom says it will halt gas supplies to Finland, will contest arbitration

　　div classBodysc17zpet90 cdBBJodivpReuters – Gazprom Export, the exporting arm of Russian gas giant Gazprom, confirmed on Friday it would suspend gas sales for Finnish stateowned gas wholesaler Gasum starting from Saturday.p

　　pGazprom Export said this was because Gasum had not paid it for gas delivered in April under new Russian rules requiring settlement in roubles.pdivdivdiv classBodysc17zpet90 cdBBJodiv

　　pGazprom also said it would defend its interests in arbitration proceedings initiated by the Finnish company.p

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　　pp Reporting by Reutersp

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