Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Uzbek Energy Minister Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov commented on the roadmap drawn up with Russia on gas imports:

“The roadmap envisages measures to import natural gas from Russia. That is, we will study the technical conditions, and then, based on technical capabilities, if we agree on commercial prices, we will consider gas imports from Russia.

After gas enters the pipeline, we distribute it to all consumers - residents and industrial enterprises. Yesterday we gave explanations to journalists and showed the main content of the document. There is no talk of privatization or management of the gas-transport system.

Earlier, for example, I mentioned gas coming from Turkmenistan to China. There is a coordination commission on the territory of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, China and Kazakhstan, which jointly works out all the technical possibilities.”