The gas company Qazaq Gaz offered Gazprom to consider the possibility of creating a new transit gas pipeline along the route from Russia to China, which could also be used in the gasification of the east of the republic. After months of Kremlin political pressure, Russian giant Gazprom finally signs first Central Asia deal. To enable Uzbek gas deliveries, Gazprom has also signed a transit agreement with Kazakhstan’s state gas pipeline operator, QazaqGaz, the Kazakh company said.