Kazakhstan warns Kyrgyzstan on possible cessation of gas supplies

Kazakhstan has warned Kyrgyzstan on possible cessation of gas supplies due to Kyrgyz party's debts, 24.kg reported with the reference to Deputy General Director of Kyrgyzgas Kuralbek Naskeyev.
According to Naskeyev, Kyrgyzgaz received a phone message from Kazakh KazTransGas.
"If we do not pay off the debt up to February 12, KazTransGas has right to stop gas supplies," Naskeyev said.
According to Naskeyev, Kyrgyzstan's debt to Kazakhstan hit $5 million and to Uzbekistan - $409,000.
Earlier Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan repeatedly restricted gas supplies to Kyrgyzstan due to unpaid debts.