Uzbekistan Cuts Gas Supplies to Tajikistan

Uzbekistan has decided to stop natural gas supplies to its neighbour, Tajikistan, Uzbek ministry of energy and industries said.

Uzbek authorities said the move was due to its inability to provide gas for both domestic use and export.

Gas deliveries to Tajikistan were suspended even in early in January, with Uzbekistan saying no contract had been signed for 2012.

Relations between the two central Asian nations have been strained since they both gained independence in 1991.