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ASTANA, March 18 (Reuters) – Big Britain It will help Kazakhstan develop export routes bypassing Russia, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverley said on Saturday during a visit to the Central Asian country.
Smartly said that Astana, which is traditionally a close ally of London with Moscow Ukraine appreciates its position in the conflict. Kazakhstan from supporting the invasion of Russia or its Ukraine refused to recognize the annexation of its territories.
“Great Britain Kazakhstan of Ukraine consistent and principled position in support of territorial integrity and war UN appreciates your desire to reach a solution according to the charter”, he said in the briefing.
Agilli, who met with the President of Kazakhstan Kasim-Jomart Tokayev and a number of other high-ranking officials, said that he discussed the interruptions in the export of Kazakhstan’s oil, and most of it Russia He said that he passed through the territory and discussed ways to support the development of alternative routes. It is called the Middle Corridor.
This route It passes through the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey and requires significant investment to increase its capacity, although Kazakhstan has already started to divert some crude oil shipments in this direction.
Smart and Kazakh diplomats said they had signed a memorandum on critical minerals such as rare earth metals, but gave no details.
Landlocked 20 The former Soviet nation of 1 million accounts for almost half of the world’s uranium production and has large deposits of rare earth minerals, which the West has traditionally sourced from China or Russia.
Among the former Soviet states Russia Kazakhstan, which has the longest land border with Russia, called in Russian troops to quell street protests weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine last year. However, after the invasion, Tokayev was careful to stay away from Moscow and keep relations with the West open.
Reporting by Tamara Vaal Writing by Olzhas Auyezov Editing by Peter Graff
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2023-03-18 18:54:13
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