Head of Turkmengaz State Concern Myrat Archaev said that Turkmenistan is concerned about the announcement of the establishment of a gas union between Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. writes about it DEA News Referring to the Turkmenistan state news agency (TDH).
On August 11, Dmitry Birichevsky, Director of the Department of Economic Cooperation of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in an interview with RIA Novosti, said that the tripartite gas union of the Russian Federation, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan could be expanded to include other countries. According to him, “other states are also showing interest in him.” “We are open to this kind of cooperation with … who understands that it must be mutually beneficial and constructive, taking into account the positions of all participants,” said Birichevsky.
According to Archaev, this statement raises questions in particular about what “expansion opportunities” mean, what “other states” are interested in, and what is behind “tripartite cooperation” in the gas sector. The head of the concern said that we need complete clarity on this issue, as it affects the interests of other countries, including Turkmenistan. He also noted that there was no consultation with Ashgabat. All changes in the area of agreed and formalized volumes and fuel supply schemes must be accepted by all participants without exception, he stressed. Archaev recalled that Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and China have long supplied gas from Central Asia to China in clearly agreed quantities and terms.
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. In January this year, Russia signed a roadmap for cooperation in the gas industry with Uzbekistan. Especially after technical studies, it provides the supply of Russian gas through the Central Asia-Central natural gas pipeline passing through the territory of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. On April 14, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the countries had managed to make progress in 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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