Russia's gas monopoly Gazprom said on Wednesday Azerbaijan had stopped gas supplies to Russia from Jan. 13 "due to technical reasons".

A spokesman for Gazprom said it was not clear when the supplies, which amount to 3 million cubic metres a day - a small fraction of Russia's total gas consumption - would be resumed.

Nizameddin Guliyev, a spokesman for the Azerbaijani producer, confirmed the report. He said gas exports to Russia were stopped because of road repairs close to the Russian border.

The pipeline intersects the road in several places, he said.

ANN.Az