Novak announced Uzbekistan’s interest in a gas union with Russia and Kazakhstan
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Uzbekistan is interested in the project of a gas union with Russia and Kazakhstan, since the republic needs additional gas supplies from the Russian Federation, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told reporters following a meeting of the Joint Commission at the level of heads of government of the two countries in Samarkand.
“Oh sure. We agreed to continue work, since there is an interest in additional supplies of Russian gas to the Republic of Uzbekistan,” leads his words to RIA Novosti.
Novak added that there is a possibility of increasing deliveries from Russia, and now the parties are working on commercial and technical issues.
On November 28, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev announced the proposal made by Vladimir Putin during negotiations in Moscow to create an alliance between Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan “to resolve issues in the gas sector.” On November 29, Tokayev’s spokesman Ruslan Zheldibay specified that the talk was about the creation of a “tripartite gas union” with the aim of “coordinating actions in the transportation of Russian gas through the territories of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.”
Later, the presidents of Russia and Uzbekistan Vladimir Putin and Shavkat Mirziyoev held telephone conversation during which issues of trade and economic cooperation were discussed.
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