Pakistan invites Russia to participate in reconstructing oil refinery

MOSCOW. Dec 4 (Interfax) - Pakistan has invited Russia to participate in the reconstruction of an oil refinery, the two countries' respective energy ministers said following a meeting of the Russia-Pakistan intergovernmental commission.

"We are supplying oil. We have discussed participating in the reconstruction of the oil refinery. We are considering other opportunities for Russian companies to participate in the oil and gas sector to work in Pakistan," Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev told reporters.

Tsivilev said that the parties considered the possibility of utilizing the North-South corridor for railway transport, as well as the prospects of establishing direct flights from Islamabad to Moscow.

Pakistan's Energy Minister Awais Leghari in turn said that the country requires additional oil refining capacity, and it is interested in attracting investment from Russia and "improving the technological component."