Turkmenistan called on the SCO for a systemic partnership in the energy sector

MOSCOW, 16 Sep — PRIME. President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov called on the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization for a systemic partnership in the field of energy.

During his speech at the SCO summit as a guest of honor, the Turkmen leader proposed to start planning joint projects to diversify energy supplies in order to meet both the needs of the SCO states and with the prospect of entering foreign markets. He noted that the country has the necessary resource capacity to significantly increase the volume of such supplies, and for many years the Turkmen side has gained solid international experience in cooperation in the energy sector.

Berdimuhamedov added that Turkmenistan supplies its gas to Russia, China and neighboring countries, and is also actively working on the implementation of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project.

“Here I would like to emphasize the importance of Afghanistan’s participation in these and other multilateral projects as one of the key factors in restoring its economy and social sphere and, ultimately, achieving peace and harmony. We also consider it a priority to provide comprehensive economic and humanitarian support to the fraternal Afghan people “, – said the Turkmen leader.