DUSHANBE (Reuters) -- Uzbekistan has restored natural-gas supplies to Tajikistan after its Central Asian neighbor repaid most of its debt, Tajik state gas company Tajiktransgas said.
Uzbekistan halted supplies on September 29 demanding that Tajikistan settle $18 million in debt.
Tajiktransgas said Tajikistan had repaid $10 million and the two countries had agreed it would repay another $7.5 million by supplying electricity to Uzbekistan.
This week Uzbekistan also reduced gas supplies to Kyrgyzstan, another former Soviet Central Asian republic, over unpaid debts.
Uzbekistan halted supplies on September 29 demanding that Tajikistan settle $18 million in debt.
Tajiktransgas said Tajikistan had repaid $10 million and the two countries had agreed it would repay another $7.5 million by supplying electricity to Uzbekistan.
This week Uzbekistan also reduced gas supplies to Kyrgyzstan, another former Soviet Central Asian republic, over unpaid debts.
