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Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan agreed to pump oil bypassing

Astana and Baku create a joint venture that will be the fuel transportation operator. The first transit has already been successfully launched. Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan will be engaged in transit of oil into a detour of the Russian Federation. This was stated by Kazakhstan Trade Minister Serik Jummanharin, writes today, April 11, Casinform. The minister stated that the process was already launched and the first two tankers were sent.

"Last year, Casmunaigaz and SOCAR finally signed an agreement, since 2023 we plan to put 1. 5 million tons of oil oil pipeline Baku-Tbilisi-Jichan. The process has already begun in March, the first two tankers were sent-20 thousand tons are planned, 125 thousand are planned in April. tons, "the official says. Azerbaijan, in turn, offers other routes bypassing Russia: Baku-Sups pipeline (according to unofficial data, refers to 5 million tons in 2023) and railway to Batumi and Poti ports.

According to the minister, the parties are currently considering the possibility of eliminating narrow places during transportation. "Yesterday [April 10], the issue of creating a joint venture that would be the sole operator on this transit route, with a cross -cutting tariff, with cheap transit capabilities, the use of innovative technologies," said Zhummanharin.

And we will remind that Kazakhstan is part of the CDC (organization of the Collective Security Agreement, signed by Russia, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan). We will remind, on April 7 information from the Russian historian Vladimir Solovyi appeared, which the Kremlin head planned to capture Moldova, and then send troops to Georgia, Armenia and Kazakhstan.

On March 17, analysts said that companies from Russia were increasingly asking for partners from Kazakhstan for assistance in bypassing sanctions imposed by the event for invasion of Ukraine. On March 13, Kazakhstan arrested the property of a subsidiary of Roscosmos, working on Baikonur (the center of operation of land space infrastructure) and intends to recover from it a debt of 13. 5 billion tenge ($ 26. 3 million).