ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, March 16. Turkmenistan
and Afghanistan have engaged in discussions to expedite the land
acquisition process for the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India
(TAPI) pipeline in Afghanistan,
Trend reports via Afghanistan’s Ministry of Agriculture,
Irrigation, and Livestock.
This issue was addressed during a meeting between Murad Amanov,
head of the TAPI project; Mullah Attaullah Omari, Afghanistan’s
acting Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock; and Hoja
Ovezov, Turkmenistan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan.
During the meeting, Amanov briefed the Afghan side on the
practical progress of the project and called for accelerating
procedures related to land acquisition and the determination of
land prices in accordance with the framework agreement signed by
the four participating countries.
Earlier, vessels operated by the Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping
Company (ASCO), part of AZCON Holding, began transporting pipes
intended for construction work under the TAPI project. The
shipments are being carried out from the Baku Port to the
Turkmenbashi International Seaport.
By the end of the year, the vessels are expected to deliver a
total of 11,700 pipes to the destination as part of the TAPI
project’s construction process.
