Turkmenistan-Pakistan Energy Cooperation

On December 26, 2022, a training course on "Energy Diplomacy" was held at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, with the participation Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Atadjan Movlamov, as well as students of the Institute. The lecture was focused on priority areas of energy cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

Ambassador Atadjan Movlamov noted that the fuel and energy sector is one of the important areas of relations between Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and emphasized that bilateral and multilateral cooperation in this field is constantly increasing. In particular, it was highlighted that several large energy projects are being implemented between the two countries, primarily the TAPI gas pipeline. The Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline has given new impetus to regional cooperation. The experienced diplomat briefed about the friendly relations between the two countries based on the principles of mutual respect, and also appraised the high level of political and diplomatic relations between Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

During the impressive course, the students addressed the Ambassador with questions related to relations between two countries, especially to the energy diplomacy of the countries, and received comprehensive answers to them.