there may be accidents with what consequences there is no need to go far. enough to remember. in january of this year, three countries in the south, kazakhstan, kyrgyzstan and almost all of uzbekistan, were left without electricity at once, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. it is clear that electricity consumption will only increase, which means that new generation capacities are needed, and it is no coincidence that uzbekistan is currently preparing for the construction of the first nuclear power plant in the region. let me remember this project and see what stage it is at now latest construction announcements. nuclear power plants in uzbekistan were made a few weeks ago, the head of the department of atomic energy and nuclear technology and the agency of uz atom kasym takhtagunov assured the preparatory work is almost at the completion stage, the nuclear power plant project in uzbekistan begins in 2018, when moscow and tashkent signed a corresponding agreement in the same year vladimir putin and shavkat mirziyoyev gave a symbolic start to engineering research. the station

will appear in the jizzag region near the lake tuskan rosatom offers uzbekistan nu nuclear power plants based on dual-nuclear reactors wwr 1200 generation plus three, fully meeting the safety requirements of megatherm. this will provide the republic with 2,400 mw of electricity; the commissioning of the first power unit is scheduled for 2028. nuclear power plants are needed for growth. experts say that the population is rapidly increasing in the country, and even the planned modernization of existing thermal power plants and hydroelectric power plants, as well as the construction of new ones, will not be able to cover the needs of rapidly developing uzbekistan in 2030 the republic will consume 31 gb of electricity, for comparison, in 2020 the country generated about 14 gb and s can provide up to a tenth of the required volume. in addition, nuclear energy will release a certain share of the gas currently used in the domestic market, which tashkent will be able to export and make a profit, as for? actually, the construction project has recently

been held. negotiations were underway to adapt the turbine hall. the fact is that in the next half century uzbekistan is predicted to have a shortage of water resources, but then how to cool the reactors, as the guzats say together with russian specialists. the issue will be resolved. we are talking about the so -called air cooling technology of rosatom, the vast experience of such projects, it remains only to adapt this technology to the climatic conditions of uzbekistan in construction plans. nuclear power plants are now being discussed, and consultations are still underway in kazakhstan. while they are walking, the oil refinery in atyrau, by the way, one of the three largest refineries in kazakhstan , caused an emergency power failure to stop and to in other news, the president of kazakhstan made the small hajj to mecca. martakaev was awarded a special honor. he went inside the door, which is opened for distinguished guests in exceptional cases during a visit to saudi arabia, and held a number of meetings. the countries agreed to increase the

turnover of the ray also intends to invest in the agricultural sector of kazakhstan kazakhstan uzbekistan and kyrgyzstan are among the twenty countries with the lowest cost of mobile internet per 1 gb subscriber in these republics pay an average of less than 50 cents. by the way, the cheapest mobile internet in israel , the wool dressing competition was held in turkmenistan better than the felt felters of the country created their works under the scrutiny of the jury, and at all stages of work. they sang, as in ancient times, along with the hand-made production of carpets and rugs, koshmalians are an ancient type of turkmen arts and crafts. the minister of trade of kazakhstan this week made an interesting and unexpected confession of bakhyt sultans , who said that he does not drink tea with sugar and prefers honey. the conversation about gastronomic preferences came after the question of the shortage of sugar and high prices for this product in kazakhstan, a real sugar

rush, producers, entrepreneurs, officials blame each other, but to return cheap sugar to the shelves, until it turns out that it is at the solemn toy. as a valuable prize can be seen in a bag of sugar. as they say, not in your tea sugar, not from a good life in kyrgyzstan, apricots are fed to livestock against the backdrop of high sugar prices, the conservation of the delicacy has become unprofitable. we remain in kyrgyzstan, the shareholders of the canadian company centerra at an extraordinary meeting approved an agreement on the settlement of claims from kyrgyzstan and on the gold deposit of cultures, according to which the deposits are completely transferred under the control of bishkek, while the kyrgyz side retains all the profits. since may 21, plus a lump sum of another 50 million from the canadian company plus 53 million for the cultivation fund. in addition, centerra pays dividends

of approximately usd 11 million unconditionally a great achievement, but there are also questions, for example, in may last year, the bishkek court fined the puntor 260 billion soms for storing waste on glaciers, the damage to nature was enormous, but later the court canceled its own decision. now the government of kyrgyzstan will restore the damage caused to nature in an agreement for this, of course, provided for payments of about 50 million dollars, but these are not billions at all. how much was the damage in nature assessed quite recently, and the agreement with the canadians and future cantor, let's talk with dushinbek kochubekov, representing the association of miners of kyrgyzstan, how would you assess the agreement reached and what about compensation for damage to nature? why was this amount revised and how would it be now? well uh in that regard, we can talk uh about what really is environmental damage. e according to the calculations of our ecologists.

e-e was about 261 billion, the amount of the first district station, it can be said that e accepted it from and a judicial violation was imposed data is and the company center. well uh, second instance is urban. e. bishkek court. it can be said that this case has been canceled to this day. uh, we are in the process, well, as it were, the final footage from the kremlin now dear colleagues, good afternoon hello, everyone has gathered. let's start working in april this year. we held a special meeting on the development of the metallurgical complex. and it was attended then by members of the government, representatives of industry businesses, just like today and, in

my opinion, conversations. we've got the ultimate specific because speech. i talked, among other things, about the challenges and difficulties that russian metallurgists have faced and continue to face. i mean the restrictions on their work in foreign markets, as well as the ban on the purchase of certain foreign components for the production in russia of the rest of the metal-rolled reinforcement sheets, i already said that these decisions, taken by western countries for the sake of political interest, moreover, the current opportunistic and e and not reflecting realities are not in world politics, not the world economy. on in fact, they were not taken into account. there are even obvious and understandable consequences, including an increase in the cost of building materials in the global market, spurring global inflation in general. the same thing is happening in our country and in some other industries. in particular, in the energy sector, the decline in the

well-being of the quality of life of ordinary citizens, primarily in europe, is not of interest to politicians, not to mention such things as adherence to the principles of the world trade organization. they're just thrown away, i need help, apparently some of our western partners don't want to talk about these principles either, because it's just embarrassing to talk about it. i'll add that these restrictions on the work of domestic metallurgists are a clear manifestation of unfair competition. we see this, i repeat, in other absences. e is an attempt by western countries to contain russian business, as one of the leaders in the world metallurgy, and to redistribute the markets, of course, in their favor. i would like to emphasize once again russia will always be a reliable and responsible supplier of metallurgical products for foreign buyers of partners in the

sense that there are no political, e. relationship. this applies not only to the metal market, but also to our other export products, which i have just mentioned twice in my life and, of course, are in the focus of attention of both industry companies and the government. heads regions should be to ensure domestic demand for metallurgy products. moreover, we are talking not only about the stable supply of these goods to our markets, but also the increase in these supplies on the growth in demand, primarily due to the increase in the volume of construction, housing, industrial and commercial facilities through the implementation of large-scale programs for the development of the infrastructure of railways, bridges, overpasses and other capital objects i will remind. that we had a meeting in april was instructed to approve the development strategy domestic metallurgy until 2030, while

special emphasis was then placed on the active growth of metal consumption within the country to ensure affordable prices for these products for businesses and citizens for large regional federal projects with the help of e with a powerful effect for targeted e sectors of the economy for the territory russia for the quality of life of our citizens in the end. uh, emphasized the strategy. e, should be designed not only to overcome the current difficulties on the support of russian metallurgists to their of labor collectives in the conditions of the long-term current conditions, do not think for the long term, but at the same time, it is necessary to set guidelines for the long-term development of the industry. in general, create the basis for the long-term plans of companies and enterprises also then. the government, together with business, should clarify the export directions of russian metallurgy in order to reorient

commodity flows to dynamically growing markets for those partners who value their reputation and are really interested in developing business contacts from our side at the last meeting also touched upon a number of other issues that are significant for work in the metallurgical complex, including the features of taxation of the industry. here we are with colleagues hmm from the administration from the government in recent days. this morning , all these questions were raised once again, uh, they raised, they proposed that today at our meeting we should once again discuss in detail all these problems, uh, to talk about what, uh, on each of these topics that were previously discussed, done, and to analyze how the decisions made earlier are being implemented and, of course, they count, as always, on let's start our today's meeting and start it with a report,

minister and deputy prime minister, denis valentinovich manturovo, please thank you very much, dear vladimirovich dear colleagues, the russian metallurgy is now working in conditions of limited access. e to western markets exports, in the second quarter decreased by about 20%, also observed a significant sleep, while domestic consumption as a result of capacity utilization by industry decreased from an average of ninety-three to eighty percent. in general, this is, uh, not the worst level, but for individual plants the situation is worse than others . and this is just, and on it, in fact , the greatest pressure on demand is observed. and partly ferrous metallurgy rescues

steel semi-finished products. here, europe simply can not refuse our deliveries plus. uh, china increased its purchases in the first half of the year by more than five times and the load also increased. and to turkey , mexico, and another issue is that the marginality of exports is not the same as it was a year ago against the backdrop of a slowdown in the global economy, world steel prices are dropping sharply. in addition, the metallurgists are forced into a new market for us. uh, it means looking for uh place and uh work at a discount at the current ruble exchange rate external supply. a slightly better situation for the non-ferrous metal group, which is widely demanded in the world markets for aluminum prices to

have nickel stabilized at the e end 2020. however, restrictions on exports to europe of high value-added products affected the reduction in the load of the manufacturer of high-margin nomenclature. i mean the rolled profile by an average of about 10%. all that is there of all the factors mentioned. you are not in july, a number of ferrous metallurgy companies have already recorded a negative trend. this applies to nlmk mmk tula steel m. pmk group, but we must pay tribute to the management of enterprises that in the short term are planning to keep jobs. wherein, of course accumulated. and with strength, it is not infinite, so we need to promptly, and support the industry in the first place. uh, we

think it is necessary, uh, to reduce the fiscal burden that was introduced last year on the wave of super profits. now the situation has changed dramatically, er, in this regard, comrade. i ask you to raise our initiative to adjust the excise tax on liquid steel, in fact. today. uh, it became a tax. to me she income she turnovers tax, uh, which before the age was not at the moment. it was really justified now with continuing to reduce the load and performance indicators themselves, the enterprise, which concerns the need, while revising the formulas for calculating the met. this is meant for every

enterprise. e according to its specificity for railway raw materials. how is the existing coal? uh, the people's enterprise, are now also under pressure, in particular, the mikhailovsky gok was left with virtually no market for sales. that is, if the metal-invest group has three gokas about lebedinsky on the old oskol, hot racketeering for iron, which is in demand on the market, is produced there. there is enough profitability in the mikhailovsky side. he was left with virtually no market. on as i said, mk e is not loaded up to europe is closed, but it produces e, you will render and concentrate the reduction of excessive regulation. and we have also placed emphasis in preparing, on your behalf, an updated strategy from