Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct. 14/ Trend/
The Kazakh and U.S. energy officials have today adopted a joint plan on energy cooperation, Kazinform reported referring to the Oil and Gas Ministry.
The joint plan was undersigned by Kazakh Oil and Gas Minister Sauat Mynbayev and U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman, who co-chaired the 8thmeeting of the joint Kazakh-American energy cooperation commission in Astana.
The governments agreed to boost cooperation in strengthening nuclear security, accumulation of new knowledge and practice in atomic energy, renewable energy sources and energy-efficiency, as well as contribute to regional energy cooperation, reduction of methane emissions and diversification of export oil and gas routes.
The next meeting of joint Kazakh-American energy cooperation commission is expected to take place in Washington in 2012.
Edited by E.Ostapenko