Dmitry Birichevsky, Head of the Department of Economic Cooperation of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that the tripartite gas union of the Russian Federation, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan could be expanded. DEA News.
We do not exclude the possibility of expanding tripartite cooperation in the gas sector,” he said.
According to the diplomat, other countries are showing interest in this union.
He noted that Russia is “open to such cooperation, with the understanding that it should be mutually beneficial and constructive, taking into account the positions of all participants.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev discussed the creation of a tripartite alliance in the gas sector with the participation of Uzbekistan during their meeting in the Kremlin at the end of November last year. The purpose of the association is to coordinate actions on the transport of gas from Russia to the territory of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. 14 April Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov declarationthat the countries managed to move forward by discussing the idea of unity. “When the parties have agreed on both the terms of the transition and the price terms, and everyone is happy with everything, then everyone wins,” he said.
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