MOSCOW, November 29. /TASS/. The idea of creating a gas union by Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan is extremely relevant and meets the interests of these countries, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday.
"The fact is that this is a huge, vast territory in a very vital region and, of course, the routes for the supply of energy, gas, and so on are extremely relevant for this territory. There is a very extensive network and coordination is something that would meet the interests of all three countries," the Kremlin spokesman said.
According to Peskov, this initiative is yet to be finalized "in terms of defining clear peripheries."
On November 28, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed the creation of a "trilateral gas union" with Uzbekistan during a meeting in the Kremlin, Ruslan Zheldibay, the press secretary of the Kazakh leader, said.
On the same day, at a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, the Kazakh President said that Putin had proposed creating a trilateral gas union and was going to call the President of Uzbekistan about this.