In 2000 Kazakhstan will export 9.5 million tons of oil by Atyrau-Samara pipeline - Public Relations Department of Government

/IRBIS, Jan.20. 00/ - ITAR TASS cites the information of the Kazakhstan Government Public Relations Department concerning results of negotiations of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Kasymzhomart Tokaev and the First vice-president of Russian Government Michael Kas'ianov. Volume of oil export from Kazakhstan by the Atyrau-Samara pipeline in 2000 will make 9.5 million tons. The agreement was achieved last days in Moscow. It is noted also, that the Kazakhstani oil producers can process their oil on the Russian refiners at the reciprocal basis, and to realize petroleum both on the Russia territory and in the external market. The joint activity on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium proceeds. The join plan concerning development of Russian and Kazakhstani refiners will be prepared in the first half-year of a current year. As the press release informs, Kazakhstan and Russia have achieved the arrangements on creation of the joint Kazakhstan-Russian enterprise - Ekibastuz GRES-2, 1 GVT power station, which used the cheapest in the world coal. The parties have expressed satisfaction by results of cooperation in the field of space research. It has been marked that the further cooperation in this area are connected with the joint projects on the Baikonur space port.