The meeting was devoted to the countries’ cooperation within the Caspian Region as well as the supply and transit of Russian energy resources.
Alexander Novak’s meeting with Energy Minister of Kazakhstan Magzum Mirzagaliyev
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Alexander Novak had a meeting
with Energy Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Magzum Mirzagaliyev.
The parties discussed the current and prospective bilateral
interaction between the two countries, as well as multilateral cooperation in
the sphere of energy. In particular, issues were raised concerning the supply
and transit of Russian oil, oil products and natural gas via Kazakhstan as well
as prospects for cooperation via the Institute of Oil and Gas Technology Initiatives
and the countries’ current partnership in hydrocarbon production in the Caspian
basin.
The possibility of arranging natural gas supplies from the border
areas of the Russian Federation to the eastern part of Kazakhstan was also
discussed.
