Kazakhstan intends to develop oil export routes to China and Iran, said Bolat Akchulakov, the republic's energy minister, quoted by "Interfax".

"The emphasis will be placed on the development of the Trans-Caspian international transport route in the direction of the ports of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, as well as on the export routes to China and Iran," said Akchulakov at a government meeting.

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He specified that within the diversification of export routes, a road map project was developed for the development of alternative routes for oil exports.