Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Feb. 16
By Huseyn Hasanov – Trend:
Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif emphasized the importance of construction of the transnational Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline during their phone talk, the Turkmen government said in a message.
The sides noted the existence of great potential of bilateral cooperation in various spheres of economy, first of all, in the fuel and energy sector, transportation and communication spheres.
“Pakistan attaches great importance to the comprehensive development of relations with Turkmenistan, which achieved big success in all spheres,” said Nawaz Sharif, according to the message.
President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov invited the Pakistani prime minister to visit Turkmenistan. During the talks, the sides also exchanged views on regional and international issues of mutual interest.
Construction of the Turkmen section of TAPI was launched on Dec. 13, 2015.
The annual capacity of the gas pipeline will reach 33 billion cubic meters.
The total length of the TAPI pipeline will be 1,814 kilometers. A 214-kilometer section of the pipeline will run through Turkmenistan, a 774-kilometer section will run through Afghanistan and an 826-kilometer section will run through Pakistan.