Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 17 / Trend E. Kosolapova/
Kyrgyzstan hopes to receive cheaper gas in 2013, 24.kg quoted Deputy General Director of Kyrgyzgas Kuralbek Naskeyev as saying at the press-conference on Monday.
"Kyrgyzstan is in talks (with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan) to purchase natural gas next year at a lower price," Naskeyev said.
According to Kyrgyzgas Deputy General Director, the negotiations are underway for more than 3 months.
"We ask for the price at $160 per 1,000 cubic meters of gas, excluding transportation cost and $200 including transportation costs. But the gas is imported, so the suppliers dictate the price, Naskeyev said.
According to Naskeyev, currently Kyrgyzstan imports Kazakh oil at $224 per 1,000 cubic meters and Uzbek oil at $290 per 1,000 cubic meters.
"There is the assumption that the contract will be for a large amount of gas," Kyrgyzgas representative said.
Kyrgyzstan hopes to receive cheaper gas in 2013
Kyrgyzstan hopes to receive cheaper gas in 2013, 24.kg quoted Deputy General Director of Kyrgyzgaz Kuralbek Naskeev as saying at the press-conference on Monday.