Uzbekistan to join TAPI gas pipeline project

April 24, 2018 | 19:00 |2284

Following the talks with Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Uzbek leader Shavkat Mirziyoyev told reporters that Tashkent would take part in the implementation of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project. The Uzbek leader added that the successful construction of the gas pipeline is a factor in stabilizing the situation in Afghanistan and prosperity in the region, therefore Uzbekistan sees this project as common to all Asian states. Alisher Sultanov, Vice-Premier, Chairman of the Board of JSC “Uzbekneftegaz”, told media that soon the delegation of Uzbekistan would travel to Ashgabat to discuss Tashkent’s role in the pipeline participation.