The Republic of Kyrgyzstan has suggested that while considering the implementation of the promising project on gas supplies from Central Asian to China, which is currently being discussed by Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and China, consideration should be given to the option of constructing a pipeline through the territory of Kyrgyzstan.

This idea was put forward by the prime minister of Kyrgyzstan, Almazbek Atambayev during his meeting with the minister of foreign affairs of China, Yang Jiechi, KyrgyzNews information agency reports quoting the press service of the Kyrgyz government.

Almazbek Atambayev also asked the Chinese side to support Kyrgyzstan in constructing the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway that should become part of the Asia-Europe transportation corridor. "The implementation of these large-scale international projects will allow Kyrgyzstan to overcome the railway deadlock and to become a transit country, including for shipments of energy resources," the official report says.

Yang Jiechi assured the prime minister of Kyrgyzstan, Almazbek Atambayev that the People’s Republic of China attaches great importance to the development of relations with Kyrgyzstan in all areas of cooperation and would give its utmost consideration to the desire of Kyrgyzstan to construct a future gas pipeline from Central Asian region to the People’s Republic of China through the territory of Kyrgyzstan.