Meanwhile, Murad Artikov assured that Turkmenistan is
committed to the continuation and expansion of cooperation
with Afghanistan.
KABUL: The Acting Minister of Energy and Water Mullah Abdul Latif Mansour met with the Head of Turkmenistan’s international electricity projects, Murad Artikov and his accompanying delegation, here in Kabul, the ministry said in a statement on Monday. The meeting discussed a series of important issues including the TAP regional project, power transmission line project, and the Noorul Jihad substation project, the statement said. Mansour emphasized that it is better to hold a joint trilateral meeting between Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan, as soon as possible to coordinate the implementation of the TAP project, according to the statement. Meanwhile, Murad Artikov assured that Turkmenistan is committed to the continuation and expansion of cooperation with Afghanistan. He also mentioned the progress of matters related to power transmission line projects and stated that work on the Noorul Jihad substation and the 110 kV transmission line projects in Herat province will be completed within the next winter. The Kabul Times