Kazakh Ambassador: Kazakhstan may pump oil to Belarus

MINSK. March 29. KAZINFORM Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to Belarus Anatoly Smirnov does not rule out a possibility to pump oil from Kazakhstan to Belarus within the framework of the Single Economic Space (SES). He made this statement at a press conference in Minsk on 29 March, BelTA has learnt.

According to BelTA, the diplomat believes that it will be possible to launch oil deliveries from Kazakhstan to Belarus within the framework of the SES. "Belarus has drafted a cooperation agreement on oil supplies to Belarus. The draft agreement is being studied by Kazakhstan. The agreements to be prepared will be signed," Anatoly Smirnov said.

The Ambassador thinks it important that the SES will help settle this issue in coordination with Russia after reconciling prices and amounts with the Belarusian side. "This issue might be solved next year," he added.

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