Russia makes no request for fuel supplies, including as humanitarian aid - Kazakh energy minister

ASTANA. July 2 (Interfax) - Russia has not approached Kazakhstan with requests for fuel supplies, including as humanitarian aid, Kazakh Energy Minister Erlan Akkenzhenov said.

"No official requests have been received, but if they are, we will definitely consider them," Akkenzhenov told journalists on the sidelines of a meeting of the foreign investors' council in Astana.

"No such questions have been received," he said when answering a question about whether the possibility of sending fuel as humanitarian aid is being considered.