Russia to Put Hundreds of Millions into Central Asia Energy
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Russia is ready to invest “hundreds of millions of dollars” to join high-voltage power line and gas pipeline projects in Central Asia, President Dmitry Medvedev said in the Tajik capital of Dushanbe.
Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan “welcome Russia’s interest” in a gas pipeline project across the countries to India, according to a joint statement signed by Medvedev and the countries’ leaders in Dushanbe. The statement also called for accelerated construction of the CASA-1000 power project.