VOL. XL

No. 47

24-November-1997

FSU

Kazakstan's Nazarbayev Signs Oil And Gas Deals During Washington Visit

Kazak President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed two oil and gas agreements with westernconsortiums on 18 November while in Washington for the annual meeting of a bilateralcommission set up to promote US-Kazak cooperation. The signing took place at the StateDepartment with US Vice President Al Gore in attendance. The first production sharing dealcovers the development of the Karachaganak gas...