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NEW YORK: Foreign Minister of Pakistan Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said Thursday that Pakistan is “not pursuing or receiving” Russian oil at a discounted price.
In an interview with PBS Newshour, Bilawal Bhutto said that Pakistan “is not pursuing or receiving” any discounted energy from Russia, but exploring various options.
“Pakistan’s infrastructure is not made for Russian oil, though the country could engage with the country on cheap energy in the future,” he added.
Bilawal Bhutto , however, admitted that Pakistan was facing energy insecurity. “We are exploring various avenues to expand our areas where we can get our energy from,” he said.
In this regard Last week, State Minister for Petroleum Musadik Malik announced that Russia had decided to provide crude oil, petrol, and diesel to Pakistan at discounted rates.
Musadik Malik had further said that the incumbent government was discussing the purchase of oil and gas with Russia and hopefully, all details of the deals will be made public by January 20.
The minister had revealed that they also held talks with the gas companies in Moscow for LNG export to Pakistan.
But after that interview Musadik Malik also endorsed we are not buy oil till date, although we are approaching Russia for discounted price.
