Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan have agreed to enter into a new agreement on the supply of Turkmen gas, the state online newspaper of Turkmenistan "Golden Age" said.
Such an agreement was reached during negotiations in Ashgabat between the Minister of Energy Zhurabek Mirzamakhmudov and the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkmenistan Batyr Amanov, in charge of the fuel and energy complex.
During the talks, the parties reviewed the ways to expand partnership, "where cooperation in the fuel and energy sector plays an important role, and focused on stepping up efforts to create a multi-variant system for the supply of Turkmen energy resources to foreign countries, primarily to neighboring states.
Earlier in December, Uzbekistan for the first time entered into direct, without the participation of a third party, a short-term contract for the supply of gas Turkmenistan a. Within three months, it is planned to import about 1.5 billion cubic meters of gas to cover the deficit in the winter season.
