The Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta is on an official visit to Kazakhstan.
“The Kazakh Prime Minister, Mr. Serik Akhmetov, and the head of KazMunayGas have discussed the opportunity of new investments in Romania,” the government said.
“Moreover, the Kazakh officials proposed the Asian country could deliver natural gas to Romania, including via an extension of the South Stream pipeline to Romania from Bulgaria,” the statement noted.
The Kazakh authorities also expressed interest in signing a bilateral contract for uranium deliveries to Romania’s nuclear power in Cernavoda.
South Stream is a proposed gas pipeline that would transport Russian gas to Europe via Bulgaria, bypassing Romania. The project, slated for completion in late 2015, was considered a major rival to the now seemingly defunct Nabucco pipeline.