Uzbekistan halve gas supplies to Tajikistan

Uzbekistan halve gas supplies to Tajikistan. The reason was the debt for gas Tajik side, reached 12 million dollars. Debt to pay for gas have been Dushanbe CHP, as well as “Tadzhiktsement.”The total amount of debt exceeds seven million dollars. Recall, in April 2008, Uzbekistan has reduced gas supplies to Tajikistan in the third. At the time, the gas debt of the Tajik side was about seven million dollars. In December, Uzbekistan decided in 2009 to double gas price for Tajikistan. Now a thousand cubic meters of gas costs the country 150 dollars. In 2009, “Tadzhikgaz” intends to buy 550 million cubic meters of gas. The company insists on maintaining the same fuel costs because oil prices on the world market, which pegged the price of gas, falling to convey agency Fergana.Ru. “