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Paperwork: Uzbekistan Energy Minister Dhurabek Mirzamakhmudov (left) and Gazprom executive chairman Alexei Miller signing a gas supply agreement in St Petersburg.
Paperwork: Uzbekistan Energy Minister Dhurabek Mirzamakhmudov (left) and Gazprom executive chairman Alexei Miller signing a gas supply agreement in St Petersburg.Photo: UZBEK ENERGY MINISTRY
Published 19 June 2023, 13:07Updated 21 June 2023, 14:26