Russia begins exporting gas to Uzbekistan in drive to expand regional influence

Kazakhstan also looking to Moscow for imports

Friendship: (from left) Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
Friendship: (from left) Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.Photo: REUTERS/SCANPIX
Published 9 October 2023, 10:25Updated 11 October 2023, 09:54