On January 8, in Kabul, the Turkmen delegation headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Vepa Hajiyev met with representatives of a number of Afghan ministries. Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum Shahabuddin Delawar said that Kabul will start the practical implementation of the TAPI gas pipeline project, as reported by Pajhwok Afghan News.
The topic was raised by the official during a briefing after a meeting with Hajiyev. The works will begin in the second half of this year. Adequate security measures will be taken in the relevant direction, added the Afghan official. According to him, land acquisition within the framework of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India project will be done through a transparent mechanism.
During the talks, Hajiyev noted that this year Turkmenistan will complete its part of the work on the implementation of the gas pipeline project.
The Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan said that Ashgabat is ready to help establish peace in Afghanistan. At the meeting, the parties also discussed other issues of cooperation, in particular the issue of laying TAP power lines and a railway from Turkmenistan to some provinces of Afghanistan.
