the Deputy PM for Economic Affairs, met with the CEO of the TAPI Pipeline Company Limited (TPCL)

Sep 25, 2022

Hajji Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund, the Deputy PM for Economic Affairs, met with the CEO of the TAPI Pipeline Company Limited (TPCL), Mr. Muhammad myrat Amanov, and the Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Afghanistan, Mr. Hoja Ovezov. At this meeting, the two sides discussed the implementation of the agreed measures of the TAPI project between Afghanistan and Turkmenistan and the beginning of the project.

The Deputy PM for Economic Affairs described the current situation in Afghanistan as a favorable opportunity and stated that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is completely ready to begin the TAPI project and is committed to any form of collaboration in this area.

The CEO of the TAPI Pipeline Company Limited (TPCL), thanked Mr. Baradar Akhund, who is leading the Afghanistan side in the TAPI Project Steering Committee. He further stated that Ashgabat will host the TAPI project's steering committee meeting at the state level in the near future.