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Afghanistan Eyes LNG Transit Agreement With Russia

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Kabul intends to sign an agreement with Russia on the transit of 50 million cubic meters of liquefied natural gas through Afghanistan, the head of the Russian Business Center in Afghanistan, Rustam Khabibullin, told Sputnik on Friday.

"Afghanistan intends to sign a contract on the transit of 50 million cubic meters of liquefied natural gas through its territory to Southeast Asia at the upcoming KazanForum 2025," Khabibullin said, adding that the transit could be carried out via gas tankers.

Trial shipments have already taken place, he added.

The tanker Sun Arrows loads its cargo of liquefied natural gas from the Sakhalin-2 project in the port of Prigorodnoye, Russia, on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021 - Sputnik International, 1920, 07.01.2025

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An agreement for the annual transit of 50 million tons of Russian oil was signed at the 2023 forum, while a contract for the transit of 2 million tons of Russian wheat and flour was signed at the 2024 edition, Khabibullin said.

The 2025 International Economic Forum of Russia and the countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (IOC), "Russia—Islamic World: KazanForum," is expected to be held in mid-May.