Uzbekistan and Russia are discussing increasing the volume of gas supplies to Uzbekistan. Also, Russian gas can be delivered to Afghanistan through Uzbekistan.
According to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, negotiations are underway to increase the volume of gas supplies to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
"We are discussing with our partners in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to increase the volume of gas supplies to their market, as their consumption is increasing," said Novak.
"If we talk about a deeper perspective, it is a matter of supplying gas to Afghanistan and Pakistan using the infrastructural capacities of Central Asia or from the territory of Iran," concluded Novak.
On November 15, Moscow began supplying natural gas to Azerbaijan under a new contract. The delivery period is until March 2023, the volume of gas will not surpass 1 billion cubic meters, the terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
