“We can say that by the end of the year we will sign. We should conduct video conferencing with the Belarusian side and try to remove issues, ”TASS quoted him as saying.
He noted that to sign the document it is necessary to reach an agreement on a number of issues.
Magauov added that Belarus showed interest in the supply of oil and oil products from Kazakhstan in a total volume of about 3.5 million tons per year.
Earlier, the deputy head of the Belarusian state concern Belneftekhim Vladimir Sizov said that Minsk was discussing with Nur-Sultan the supply of Kazakh oil through the pipe and railway.