Speech at Russia-Kazakhstan Interregional Cooperation Forum.Part 2
September 11, 2009
Orenburg
Выступление на Форуме межрегионального сотрудничества России и Казахстана.
11 сентября 2009 года
Оренбург
Energy sector is of major importance for all the regions present here today. That is why energy efficiency is very practical. This issue affects every region and every city, and is therefore most relevant. I think we should address it, especially since technologically Russia and Kazakhstan are absolutely identical. It has to be admitted with regret though, that our technologies are quite obsolete and require modernisation which may well be accomplished through joint projects. We are close technologically and climatically and therefore are in similar conditions allowing us to join our efforts.
We have a common technological infrastructure, common oil and gas pipelines, railways, motorways, waterways, and electricity transmission lines. Thus, I believe that improved energy efficiency and saving will allow resolving, among other matters, the most urgent problems faced by our nations.
Energy is unquestionably a major driving engine for development. Still, the spectrum of our cooperation is not limited to energy, which is very good in itself. Last year, Mr Nazarbayev and I approved a plan for joint actions by Russia and Kazakhstan for 2009-2010. Today, we have stated the fact this plan is being implemented. It consists of high-priority goals in politics, trade, economics, space exploration, transportation, communication, emergencies prevention, scientific research, and the humanitarian projects. We are basically following this plan, although we will need to accelerate our work in certain areas, which is a matter that we will talk about separately.
I am certain that this Forum will have a positive influence on our cooperation, even during this difficult period of crisis. And in spite of certain problems, including trade decline, I am hopeful that todays discussions and presentations, as well as the agreements we will reach, will contribute to development in all areas of relations between our nations. I would like to wish all of us a successful day of work, and I would like to wish the regions continued success, for the benefit of the peoples of Russia and Kazakhstan.
Thank you.
DMITRY MEDVEDEV: I will say a few words in conclusion. First, I fully support what was said by the President of Kazakhstan in terms of directives. Russian instructions in this regard will lay out positions that show we are in complete agreement. I would like to just point out some things.
In relation to increase in volumes transported by the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, I support the idea of speeding up work in this area on the package of documents and the relevant resolutions, which must be a part of the framework of the decisions that we have already made. It is also necessary for the board of directors to approve these decisions. But I hope that all this will be done soon. In any case, before the end of the year we will be working in a brand new way.
Another issue that was raised during my talks with the President of Kazakhstan was the subject of a new offshore field that will be developed by Lukoil and Gazprom, I mean the Khvalynskoye and Tsentralnoye fields. We need to finalise departmental coordination in this area, and for the Tsentralnoye field determine the subsurface resources management rights. I hope that the relevant agencies in Russia and Kazakhstan can deal with these issues in the near future.
Cooperation in the nuclear sphere: our colleagues have talked about this today. We must continue our work, because the subject is very important, although there are some complicated issues that are as yet unresolved. We must finally set amounts of contributions to share capital. I think they may well be equal. As discussed, we can also progress with individual projects by setting up joint ventures. So I think we should give the appropriate instructions to the various agencies.
Another subject that was touched on and this is topical was the tragic accident that occurred at the Sayano-Shushenskaya Hydroelectric Station. What is particularly important now is to coordinate the operation of our energy systems. I think its a good idea that we make agreements outlining how to harmonise our positions on a compromise basis, bearing in mind that we will render services to each other which we will not pay for. I am referring to the transit services and services related to peak loads downplay. It would of course be desirable to straighten out this situation as quickly as possible, given the current circumstances. I think that we could completely resolve these issues in a month, if Mr Nazarbayev doesnt raise any objections.
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