Turkmenistan, Germany mull situation in Afghanistan
By Trend
The representatives of the Turkmen government and Special Representative of the German Federal Government for Afghanistan and Pakistan Markus Potzel discussed Turkmenistan’s activity in some spheres during the meeting in Ashgabat, the Turkmen Foreign Ministry said in a message on November 16.
The sides discussed Turkmenistan’s activity in energy, transport and economic spheres aimed at integrating Afghanistan into regional economic ties and exchanged views on the issues of the regional agenda.
As for an extensive infrastructure network in the region, the sides stressed the role of the transit and transport cooperation agreement signed in Ashgabat as part of the 7th Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECCA VII).
The document was signed by high-ranking representatives of the foreign ministries of Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey.
Ashgabat promotes the implementation of a number of infrastructure regional projects involving Afghanistan.
In particular, Turkmenistan is working on the implementation of such projects through Afghanistan, as the construction of a railway to Tajikistan and the gas pipeline to Pakistan and India.
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