- Dec 11, 2022, 10:00 AM CSTAlthough Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have considerable gas reserves of their own, they have been caught short by surging demand.Turkmenistan’s vision for a trans-Afghan gas pipeline to Pakistan and India may be given a fillip in the most convoluted of manners.
All these ideas are hazy for now, and they take little heed of current and future infrastructural constraints, but they may be considered by a Turkmenistan that is struggling to find immediate sources of funding for TAPI. That said, other developments indicate that Ashgabat for now sees only virtuous outcomes in dealing with Tehran on energy questions. Indeed, just to further complicate matters, Turkmenistan and Iran are separately far into discussions on how to boost deliveries of gas from the former to the latter – all part of a swap agreement with Azerbaijan. On November 30, Iranian Energy Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabianwith Turkmen President Serdar Berdymukhamedov for talks in Ashgabat.
Last week, law enforcement agencies corralled lawmakers, government officials, journalists, health workers and community leaders into a now-traditional. The biannual public burning of the cigarettes has been taking place since 2016, and people attending the ceremony are said to be allowed to join in by throwing items into the furnace under the attentive scrutiny of security officials.
Given the unprovoked war and the ill will produced by their media, Russophobia has skyrocketed. How can routine business with Russia take place. It’s a natural response. They now see Russia as a menace.