Opposition inveighs against the sale of a part of Kazakhstan's share in Tengizshevroil

/REUTERS, Almaty office, Sep.02, 99/ - Oppositional party "Azamat" (Citizen) acts against the government's plans to sell a 10% Kazakhstan's share in joint venture "Tengizshevroil", the party leader Galym Abilsiitov said."The heavy economic situation pushes government to sale 10 percent of Tengizshevroil", - has told Abilsiitov on a press-conference. In 1992-1994 years Abilsiitov was the minister of science and new technologies of the Kazakhstan government. Since January, 1993 he was the deputy prime minister, supervised the questions of state scientific and technical policy. In the press release the party leaders name the sale "a logic step in the antinational acts of the Balgimbaev (the present prime minister) government in searches of new financial sources". On the press-conference Azamat leaders declared, that for preservation of national interests in the country's oil and gas industry following were necessary: resignation of Balgimbaev cabinet, realisation of complex inquiry of the branch business condition, publication of results privatisation of oil deposits, refining enterprises, oil storages and filling stations. Kazakhstan possesses 25% of Tengizshevroil, which develops the Tengiz deposit on the Caspian sea north-east coast. Other participants of joint venture are Chevron - 45%, Mobil - 25%, joint venture LUKARCO created by Lukoil and Агсо - 5%. In the Kazakhstan government the present declaration of the leaders of oppositional party was connected with forthcoming in September and October bicameral parliament and local elections. Azamat is going to bring in its representatives in the Mazhilis - one of two chambers of parliament. "It is a pre-election stroke", - has told REUTERS one of the employees of the prime minister office.