BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 22. Kyrgyzstan strengthens measures to ensure domestic fuel supply.
This was reported by the press service of the Kyrgyz Cabinet of Ministers, citing an instruction from Chairman Adylbek Kasymaliev to the relevant authorities to ensure uninterrupted supplies of petroleum products to the domestic market.
"Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Adylbek Kasymaliev instructed officials to ensure an uninterrupted supply of petroleum products to the country, strengthen monitoring of the situation, intensify cooperation with every company operating in the petroleum products market, conclude new import agreements, address logistics issues at the state border, and take necessary measures promptly," the statement reads.
The instruction was issued during a regular meeting on measures to ensure the country's domestic market is supplied with fuel and lubricants, the Cabinet of Ministers' press service reported.
During the meeting, officials provided an overview of the current situation in the oil market across Central Asian countries and discussed measures to ensure the domestic supply of petroleum products.
The meeting addressed issues related to fuel imports, the formation of necessary reserves, and state subsidies for companies engaged in the sale of petroleum products.
Kasymaliev instructed officials to strengthen market monitoring, intensify cooperation with companies operating in the petroleum products sector, conclude new import agreements, and address logistics issues at the state border.
He also called for timely measures to prevent disruptions in the supply of petroleum products to the domestic market.
Kyrgyzstan cooperates with Russia, Belarus, China and Uzbekistan to meet domestic demand for fuel and lubricants.
The country's average annual demand for petroleum products exceeds 1.5 million tons.
