Turkmenistan and Pakistan will continue negotiations to accelerate the construction of the Afghan part of TAPI
18:20 31.10.2023 2810
Turkmenistan and Pakistan will continue further negotiations aimed at increasing the pace of construction of the Afghan part of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline, reports the website of the foreign ministry of our country.
An agreement on this was reached at a meeting between Vice-Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Khojamyrat Geldimyradov and Foreign Minister of Pakistan Jalil Abbas Jilani, which took place on the sidelines of a meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of Government in Bishkek on October 26.
During the meeting, in particular, it was emphasized that the successful implementation of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline, as well as the project of power transmission lines and fiber-optic communications along the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan route will give a new impetus to the socio-economic and structural development of the entire region.
It is proposed to conduct further negotiations to increase the pace of work on the Afghan part of TAPI, notes the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.
During the meeting, the parties exchanged views on the current state of Turkmen-Pakistani cooperation and the path for further development.
Jilani noted the high level of effective cooperation established between the two countries in various fields and expressed confidence in the further strengthening of interstate relations based on the historical and cultural community uniting our friendly peoples.
It was also noted that it is necessary to use all tools to effectively use the existing potential in the trade and economic sphere and increase the volume of mutual trade.
The priority areas of cooperation also included the oil and gas industry, energy and others. In this regard, the important role of the work of the Joint Turkmen-Pakistani Intergovernmental Commission was emphasized.
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