Manas Petroleum Corporation announces Participation at the Midcap Event

23.06.2011

Baar, Switzerland, June 23, 2011

Manas Petroleum Corp. ("Manas") (OTCBB: MNAP) (TSX.V:MNP) today announced that Dr. Werner Ladwein, a Director, will present on behalf of Manas at the Small & Midcap Conference to be hosted by Close Brother Seydler Bank, TEB Investment and Visor Capital on Monday, June 27, 2011. Dr. Ladwein will present a corporate overview of the company.
The Conference is scheduled for June 27th and 28th at the Salons France Amériques - 9-11 Av. Franklin D. Roosevelt in Paris, France.

About Manas Petroleum Corp.
Manas Petroleum is an international oil and gas company with primary focus on exploration and development in South-Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Mongolia. In Albania, Manas participates in a 1.7 million acre exploration project through its equity interest in Petromanas Energy Inc., a Canadian public company. In Kyrgyz Republic, Manas has signed a US$54 million farm-out agreement with Santos International Holdings Pty Ltd., a subsidiary of Australia's third largest oil and gas company. In addition to the development of its Kyrgyz Republic project, Santos is developing the company's neighboring Tajikistan license under an option farm out agreement. In Mongolia, Manas owns record title to the two Production Sharing Contracts covering Blocks XIII and XIV through its wholly-owned subsidiary DWM Petroleum AG, but 26% of the beneficial ownership interest in these blocks is held in trust for others.

For further information please contact: 

Roger Jenny
Corporate Secretary
Manas Petroleum Corp.
Bahnofstr. 9, P.O. Box 155
CH-6341 Baar, Switzerland
Phone:    +41 44 718 1030 
Fax: +41 44 718 1039
Email: info@manaspete.com
Web: www.manaspete.com

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