The European Union (EU) on Thursday urged Russian and Belarus to completely resolve their oil dispute, as oil pumping resumed after three days' suspension.

"We welcome the information that oil flows have resumed as signs of progress, but continue calling on both sides to reach an immediate and complete resolution of all outstanding issues and guarantee reliability of future deliveries through the pipeline," EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs said in a statement.

Energy ministers from EU member states held an emergency meeting earlier Thursday to discuss a response to the disruption of oil supplies which halted deliveries to several EU countries from Russia via Belarus.

Representatives of both the Russian and Belarusian missions to the EU were invited to provide information on the latest development at the start of the meeting.

"Issues related to the disruption will be solved in at least the next couple of days," Andris told reporters after receiving positive news from Russia and Belarus during the meeting.

Russian oil supplies to the EU through the Druzhba pipeline across Belarus was resumed early Thursday after Minsk canceled a transit charge over Russian oil exports, paving the way for a final resolution.

The EU energy ministers also reviewed the levels of strategic oil stocks currently available in the bloc.

Emergency reserves can now last over 120 days, ensuring undisrupted supplies for EU consumers, the EU said.

Source: Xinhua