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Mon, 07/18/2011 - 15:24
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Turkmen President Pleased with Level of Bilateral Ties with Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov expressed pleasure in the level of his country's bilateral relations with Iran, and underlined the necessity for a further boost in cooperation between the two countries.
"The relations between Iran and Turkmenistan expand every day based on good neighborliness and friendly cooperation," Berdimuhamedov said at a cabinet meeting Sunday night.
He pointed to the firm determination of the two countries' leaders to expand bilateral relations, and reiterated, "The two sides share common views about the necessity of using all the existing capacities to expand Tehran-Ashgabat cooperation."
Iran has in recent years enhanced efforts to boost political, economic and cultural ties and cooperation with the regional and neighboring countries, specially those in the Central Asia.
As a result of the same efforts, the Turkmen President in a phone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in late June described Tehran as a reliable partner for Ashgabat, and demanded a further expansion of relations and cooperation between the two states.
The Iranian and Turkmen officials have in their recent meetings agreed to boost gas cooperation between the two countries after they implemented the second gas pipeline project to increase Iran's gas imports from the Central Asian state.
The second pipeline which passes through Dauletabad, Sarakhs and Khangiran regions was constructed after Iran felt extensive problems in supplying gas to its Northern parts, which are far from the national grid.
The last section of the 1.2-billion-dollar gas pipeline between the two countries was inaugurated by Ahmadinejad and his Turkmen counterpart in late November.
The 1024-km-pipeline has a daily capacity of 50 mcm. The 48-inch diameter pipeline allows Iran to swap Turkmen gas to other countries.
The first phase of the pipeline came on stream in January 2010 to deliver gas from Turkmenistan's Dauletabad field to Iran's Khangiran refinery.
"The relations between Iran and Turkmenistan expand every day based on good neighborliness and friendly cooperation," Berdimuhamedov said at a cabinet meeting Sunday night.
He pointed to the firm determination of the two countries' leaders to expand bilateral relations, and reiterated, "The two sides share common views about the necessity of using all the existing capacities to expand Tehran-Ashgabat cooperation."
Iran has in recent years enhanced efforts to boost political, economic and cultural ties and cooperation with the regional and neighboring countries, specially those in the Central Asia.
As a result of the same efforts, the Turkmen President in a phone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in late June described Tehran as a reliable partner for Ashgabat, and demanded a further expansion of relations and cooperation between the two states.
The Iranian and Turkmen officials have in their recent meetings agreed to boost gas cooperation between the two countries after they implemented the second gas pipeline project to increase Iran's gas imports from the Central Asian state.
The second pipeline which passes through Dauletabad, Sarakhs and Khangiran regions was constructed after Iran felt extensive problems in supplying gas to its Northern parts, which are far from the national grid.
The last section of the 1.2-billion-dollar gas pipeline between the two countries was inaugurated by Ahmadinejad and his Turkmen counterpart in late November.
The 1024-km-pipeline has a daily capacity of 50 mcm. The 48-inch diameter pipeline allows Iran to swap Turkmen gas to other countries.
The first phase of the pipeline came on stream in January 2010 to deliver gas from Turkmenistan's Dauletabad field to Iran's Khangiran refinery.
