IMPLEMENTATION OF TAPI GAS PIPELINE PROJECT DISCUSSED IN ASHGABAT

Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov and the Additional Secretary of the MFA of Pakistan for West Asia and Afghanistan Syed Ali Asad Gillani discussed the implementation of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project.

On Monday, political consultations were held in Ashgabat between the Foreign Ministries of Turkmenistan and Pakistan. The parties discussed the current state and prospects for further development of bilateral cooperation in the political-diplomatic, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian spheres.

The diplomats confirmed that a key factor in the development of interstate relations is regular dialogue at the highest political level.

The interest of Turkmenistan and Pakistan in strengthening inter-parliamentary ties, as well as developing partnership within the framework of international and regional structures was noted.

The parties emphasized the importance of the activities of the Joint Turkmen-Pakistani Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation and expressed interest in holding the next meeting in the near future. In order to expand trade and economic cooperation, the diplomats spoke in favor of establishing direct contacts between representatives of the private sector of the two countries.

In addition, ways to improve the legal framework for cooperation and issues of promoting joint projects in the energy and transport sectors were considered.

The parties also discussed cultural and humanitarian cooperation and upcoming events scheduled for this year.