Azerbaijan, Baku, July 26 / Trend E. Kosolapova/
Tajikistan and the World Bank will hold the next round of talks on expertise Rogun HPP project in Washington in the next few months, Tajik Finance Minister Safarali Nadzhmiddinov told reporters at the press-conference on Friday, Avesta.tj reported.
The parties will discuss the results of the project's environmental impact assessment and feasibility study, he said.
"We hope to get a positive expertise result, especially due to experts, the object is viable," Nadzhmiddinov said.
Moreover, the Finance Minister said that restoration work is ongoing at the project's site.
Tajikistan plans to build the Rogun HPP on Vakhsh river to resolve the country's problems caused by electricity shortage. However Uzbekistan, located on the river downstream, is against the construction. According to the Uzbek side, the construction of the dam could pose a threat to regional security. The World Bank has financed the techno-economic assessment study of the project. The results of the expertise have not been published yet.