"Turkmengaz has signed a contract with QazaqGaz to export Turkmen gas.
This was announced today by President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev at a media briefing after talks with President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdymukhamedov, the press service of the Akorda.
Tokayev thanked Berdymukhamedov for his personal support in promoting the project. He also expressed his country's interest in concluding a long-term agreement and increasing gas imports to 1.5 billion cubic meters per year.
«Казахстан готов участвовать в реализации крупных энергетических инициатив Туркменистана, обмениваться опытом, развивать взаимовыгодные проекты в области газопереработки и газохимии. С учетом интереса обеих сторон Правительству поручено проработать и эти направления», – добавил Касым-Жомарт Токаев.
A total of 14 documents were signed as a result of the visit of the President of Turkmenistan to Kazakhstan. These include a joint statement and a comprehensive program on bilateral cooperation for 2022-2024.
The heads of state also discussed issues of trade and economic cooperation. Tokayev and Berdymukhamedov agreed to increase the volume of mutual trade to $ 1 billion. The parties addressed a number of topical issues of the bilateral agenda, as well as identified the main directions of further interaction between Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.
In addition, the prospects of Kazakh wheat exports to the Turkmen market and the construction of a grain terminal on the Turkmen-Afghan border were discussed.
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