Mr Cleverly, who met Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and numerous different senior officers, stated he mentioned the disruptions in Kazakh oil exports – most of which undergo Russia – and mentioned methods to assist the event of other routes such because the so-called Center Hall.
That route crosses the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, and requires vital funding so as to enhance its capability, though Kazakhstan has already began diverting some crude shipments in direction of it.
Mr Cleverly and Kazakh diplomats stated that they had signed a memorandum on crucial minerals similar to uncommon earth metals, however supplied no particulars about it.
