On August 30, a meeting was held in Ashgabat between the Turkmen and Afghan delegations. The Afghan delegation was headed by Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum of Afghanistan Hidayatullah Badri. The Turkmen delegation included the country’s Deputy Chairmen of the Cabinet of Ministers.
The delegations discussed partnership in key economic sectors.
Turkmenistan reiterated its position on involving Afghanistan in economic integration processes through the implementation of international projects.
Following the meeting, the parties signed bilateral documents on the implementation of joint projects in the energy and transport sectors.
The Afghan Ministry of Mines and Petroleum announced the signing of a number of memoranda of understanding (MoUs) for the implementation of joint projects with Turkmenistan, TOLOnews reported.
The spokesman for the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, Homayoun Afghan, said that the MoUs are aimed at carrying out major projects such as the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project, the 500-kilovolt electricity transmission line from Turkmenistan to Pakistan, the development of the Torghundi railway terminal, and the implementation of the Herat-Sanobar railway.
