据塔斯社1月13日报道，印度石油、天然气和钢铁部长普拉丹(Dharmendra Pradhan)表示，印度正与蒙古和俄罗斯就焦煤(1216, 4.00, 0.33%)进口进行谈判，以减少对现有供应商的依赖。

　　此前，普拉丹表示，印度一直从澳大利亚进口煤炭，但蒙古也有高质量的炼焦煤。他们希望以一个合理的价格买到这些煤，因此，正在与蒙古进行谈判。

　　普拉丹表示，印度政府还在讨论来自俄罗斯的焦煤供应，并正在考虑在煤炭行业建立合资企业的机会。他指出:“我们还代表印度政府与俄罗斯当局启动了谈判，并签署了一份谅解备忘录，以合作开展炼焦煤项目。印度打算增加炼焦煤的采购，以配合钢铁生产增长计划。”

　　他补充称:“包括印度煤炭公司(Coal India)和SAIL在内的印度公共部门企业正在推进谈判。”

　　去年10月，俄罗斯负责远东和北极开发的第一副部长谢尔盖•蒂尔采夫(Sergei Tyrtsev)表示，俄罗斯计划到2025年将对印度的煤炭供应量增至2800万吨。

　　洪伟立 摘译自 塔斯社

　　原文如下：

　　India in talks with Mongolia, Russia on coal supplies

　　India is holding talks with Mongolia and Russia on coking coal imports to reduce dependence on already existing suppliers, Petroleum, Natural Gas and Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Monday.

　　"India has been importing coal from Australia, which is good, but high-quality coking coal is also available in Mongolia. We are looking to bring that coal at a reasonable price. We are in talks with the Mongolian government," Pradhan said, cited by the Economic Times newspaper.

　　New Delhi is also discussing coking coal supplies from Russia and is considering an opportunity for establishing joint ventures in the coal sector, the minister said. "We have also initiated talks on behalf of the Indian government with the Russian authorities and signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation for undertaking coking coal ventures," he noted.

　　India intends to increase coking coal purchases in connection with the steel production growth program, the minister said.

　　"The talks are being taken forward by public sector companies in India, including Coal India and SAIL," the minister added.

　　Russia intends to increase coal supplies to India to 28 mln tonnes by 2025, First Deputy Minister for Far East and Arctic Development Sergei Tyrtsev said last October.