Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Russia, Turkmenistan put off gas agreement

|
|
 
  
Published: March. 26, 2009 at 11:12 AM
Advertisement

MOSCOW, March 26 (UPI) -- Russia and Turkmenistan postponed signing agreements on a $1 billion natural gas pipeline during a meeting on Moscow on bilateral relations.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev hosted Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in Moscow, offering praises of the cooperative relationship between both countries.

Aides to the Russian president said both sides discussed the importance of the regional natural gas sector, but talks on a natural gas pipeline from Turkmenistan were put off for later meetings, The Moscow Times reports.

Turkmenistan in February expressed its intent to expand the regional transit infrastructure to strengthen its position as a major energy hub.

Trade between Russia and Turkmenistan reached $6.9 billion in 2008, with $6 billion coming from the gas sector.

Natural gas accounts for the majority of the exports from Turkmenistan. It is tied with Kazakhstan for 11th place in terms of world gas volumes with about 100 trillion cubic feet in reserves.

Apart from energy, both sides talked about transportation links between the two countries, telecommunications and agricultural summits in St. Petersburg and Ashgabat later in the year.

Topics: Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov
© 2009 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written consent.

Order reprints
  
Join the conversation
Most Popular Collections
Protesters, police clash at NATO summit Notable deaths of 2012 2012 Billboard Music Awards
The 137th Preakness Stakes Annual Solar eclipse occurs in U.S. Chen Guangcheng arrives in the U.S.
Additional Energy Resources Stories
1 of 29
Members of the Army's Old Guard place flags at Arlington National Ceremtery
View Caption
U.S. flags are seen in the rucksack of a soldier with the Army's 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard, as he places flags at gravesites in Arlington National Cemetery as part of the Flags-In Memorial Day ceremony on May 24, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. American flags were placed at each of the more than 220,000 grave markers in honor of those who served and Memorial Day. UPI/Kevin Dietshc
fark
Guess which German city is having a problem with rats? C'mon, this is an easy one
No one has ever been arrested on the charge of pimping in North Dakota ever before - until now
Vatican police investigating leaking of confidential documents come to the obvious conclusion. The...
Professor complains that crosses on state university entrance tower violate the separation of church...
TORONTO FARK PARTY - June 2nd. 1pm Blue Jays v. Red Sox, 8pm variety show at The Comedy Bar - stand-up,...
Jackson, MS, schools will soon stop shackling students... well, most of them, anyway