ANI
14 Jan 2022, 20:03 GMT+10
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 14 (ANI): A Taliban delegation has departed for Turkmenistan for talks on trade, energy and the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India Pipeline (TAPI) gas pipeline, reported Sputnik.
The Taliban delegation is headed by Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.
"The delegation flew to Ashgabat at the invitation of Turkmenistan to hold talks with Turkmen officials on bilateral trade, energy, railway, the TAPI project and scholarships," reported Sputnik citing a source in the foreign ministry as saying.
The TAPI project was expected to be inaugurated in 2020 but the construction of the project has remained unfinished so far despite the promises of funding by the Asian Development Bank, according to TOLOnews.
The TAPI project, which has an estimated price tag of USD 10 billion in 2018 endeavours to bring 33 billion cubic meters of Turkmen gas to energy-starved South Asia for 30 years via a 1,800-kilometer pipeline that will stretch across Afghanistan. (ANI)
Get a daily dose of Nepal National news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Nepal National.
More InformationTOKYO, Japan: This week, Toshiba revealed that a tender offer worth US$14 billion from Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) was a ...
HANOI, Vietnam: While the European Union (EU) is set to impose tariffs on its Chinese rivals, Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) ...
BEIJING, China: In a country where weddings are traditionally grand and expensive events, China's wedding industry, estimated at some US$500 ...
PARIS, France: Amid the imminent launch of the iPhone 15, unions representing Apple store workers in France have called for ...
SEATTLE, Washington: To expand its next-day delivery services for shoppers, Amazon said it plans to hire 250,000 more U.S. workers ...
NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks weakened on Friday as U.S. Treasury yields continued to point higher while some ...
KATHMANDU, Nepal - Meteorologists announced that Nepal experienced below-average rainfall during the current monsoon, which is expected to last about ...
NEW YORK, USA - After addressing the United Nations on Friday, Pakistani caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq spoke at a press ...
BATAM, Indonesia: Due to mounting geopolitical tensions and protests against China's activities in the South China Sea, ASEAN member nations ...
WASHINGTON DC, USA - The U.S. Department of State announced that it is taking steps to impose visa restrictions on ...
JAKARTA, Indonesia: An Indonesian court sentenced Lina Lutfiawati, also known as Lina Mukherjee, to two years in prison this week ...
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar - Following recent investigations that have shaken the military and the country's business sector, Myanmar's junta chief, Gen ...