Kazakhstan says it has not received official proposal about tripartite gas union yet

• Published date: 12 January 2023
• Publication title: Central Asian News Services

Kazakhstan has not yet received official proposals to create a "tripartite gas union" with Russia and Uzbekistan, Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov said, informburo.kz reports.

Smailov said that negotiations are currently underway between Moscow and Astana on cooperation in the gas sector. Another round of negotiations with Gazprom is scheduled for the near future.

The topic of creating a tripartite gas union was first mentioned in November at a meeting between the presidents of Russia and Kazakhstan. The purpose of the agreement should be to coordinate actions during the transportation of Russian gas through the territories of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, press secretary of the leader of Kazakhstan Ruslan...