Moscow says Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan ready to team up with Russia for gas union

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin has said that Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are ready to work together with Russia to create a gas union, which Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about in November.

The idea is of interest to both Moscow, Tashkent, and Astana, and cooperation in the gas sector is obviously in demand due to the emerging energy needs, the problems of socio-economic stability, and the well-being of citizens, TASS quotes Galuzin as saying on December 26.