A meeting of the fuel and energy industry was held in Ashgabat under the chairmanship of Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Myratgeldi Meredov, the State Concern Turkmengas said in a message Aug. 6.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan has held a meeting with the Secretary General of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Adem Kula, the ministry said in a statement Aug. 11.

A presentation titled “Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) Gas Pipeline: A new energy Great Silk Road to provide access to reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all” was organized at the headquarters of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in New York, the Turkmengas State Concern said in a message.

Construction of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline is of great importance as it will greatly increase Turkmenistan's export capacity.

Turkmenistan offers to implement joint economic and social projects that will contribute to the peace process in Afghanistan, Deputy Foreign Minister Vepa Hajiyev said at a high-level international conference on Afghanistan “Peace Process, Security Cooperation and Regional Interaction” in Tashkent on March 27.

The transnational megaproject of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline (TAPI), which is to be put into operation by 2019, will become a powerful impetus for the regional economic development, Turkmen ambassador to Malaysia Yazguly Mammadov said, the online newspaper of the Turkmen Oil and Gas Complex reported.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov discussed topical issues of cooperation with his Afghan counterpart Mohammad Ashraf Ghani in a phone conversation, the Turkmen government said in a message March 12.

The Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAPI) electric power-line construction launch ceremony was held on Feb. 23, a source close to the project told Trend.

The 25th meeting of the Governing Committee on Turkmenistan—Afghanistan—Pakistan—India (TAPI) gas pipeline construction project was held in Mary city of Turkmenistan, Turkmen Oil and Gas Complex said in a message.

The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) announced that it will continue to support the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) natural gas pipeline project.