BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 5
By Jeila Aliyeva - Trend:
Turkmenistan and Afghanistan are working on the construction of an international fiber-optic communication system in the directions of Ymamnazar (Turkmenistan) - Akina (Afghanistan), Serkhetabat (Turkmenistan) – Turgundi ( Afghanistan) and transit lines, Trend reports with reference to Turkmenistan’s State News Agency.
The above-mentioned work, together with the communications company of Afghanistan, make it possible to lay another line of international fiber-optic communication and ensure their functioning through the ring system, connecting them with the Herat-Akina line.
This will allow Turkmenistan to reach the communication systems of Pakistan, India and other countries through Afghanistan, increase cooperation in the communication sphere, and expand the information horizon of our country.
For this purpose, appropriate communication equipment has been installed on the Mary-Serkhetabat line, and the international fiber-optic communication systems Ymamnazar -Akina and Serkhetabat – Turgundi are in full readiness for commissioning. In addition, of the 33 water pipelines planned for construction along the Akina–Andhoy railway, 26 have been completed.
Earlier, Rashid Meredov and Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan Mohammad Haneef Atmar discussed the promotion of joint transport and energy projects.
Turkmenistan and Afghanistan signed a memorandum of understanding on land selection as part of the Afghan part of the TAPI gas pipeline project.
The Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India Pipeline (TAPI), also known as Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline, is a natural gas pipeline being developed by the Galkynysh – TAPI Pipeline Company Limited with participation of the Asian Development Bank.
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