ISLAMABAD, 22 December 2021, (TON): President Dr Arif Alvi emphasised the need for early completion of the ambitious multi-billion-dollar Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (Tapi) gas pipeline project, expressing the hope that it would help overcome the energy crisis in the country.

the president said while talking to Turkmenistan Foreign Minister Meredov Rashid Ovezgeldiyevich at the Presidency “Pakistan is committed to early completion of the Tapi pipeline project.”

The meeting proposed to establish a committee under the Joint Working Group to expedite the process for early completion of the project.

The president said “Pakistan attached utmost significance to its ties with Turkmenistan as the two countries enjoyed excellent relations in various fields, besides maintaining a unanimity of views on major international and regional forums, including the UN, the Economic Cooperation Organisation and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.”

Turkmenistan’s foreign minister discusses project with President.