Manas Petroleum Corp. Files Annual Report 2012 and NI 51-101 Disclosure

BAAR, Switzerland, March 28, 2013

In addition, Manas has filed its Form 51-101F1 – Statement of Oil and Gas Information and Form 51-101F3 – Report of Management and Directors on Oil and Gas Disclosure for the year ended December 31, 2012 on SEDAR as mandated and required by Canadian Securities Administrators' National Instrument 51‑101 Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities.  Copies of these reports may be obtained at www.sedar.com or by contacting Manas directly.

About Manas Petroleum Corp.

Manas 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 14.4% equity interest in Petromanas Energy Inc., a Canadian public company. In the Kyrgyz Republic, Manas has a 25% working interest in the Tuzluk exploration block. In Tajikistan Manas owns 90% working interest in a Production Sharing Agreement covering the license areas Zapadnyi and Severo-Zapadnyi in the Soughd region through its wholly-owned subsidiary DWM Petroleum AG. In Mongolia, Manas owns 74% working interest in two Production Sharing Contracts covering Blocks XIII and XIV through its wholly-owned subsidiary DWM Petroleum AG.

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For further information please contact:

Peter-Mark Vogel
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