Berdimuhamedov held talks with Afghan delegation focusing on the TAPI project

Chairman of the People's Council of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met with Afghanistan’s Economic Affairs Minister, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in Herat on Wednesday. Discussion focused on accelerating the 153-kilometer Afghan section of the pipeline from Serhetabat to Herat.

The state-owned Afghan Gas Company and Turkmenistan's Türkmengaz signed a memorandum of understanding on gas purchases during the visit. Moreover, both sides agreed to push forward with the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP) power transmission line, fiber-optic lines, and the Herat-Torghundi railway expansion.