On April 15, 2021, the representative of the State Concern "Turkmengaz" in the Board of Directors of the Open Joint Stock Company "TAPI Pipeline Company Limited" M. Amanov and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan H. Ovezov met with the Deputy Secretary of the National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan E. Ebad.
During the meeting, the parties exchanged views on the ongoing work on the TAPI gas pipeline construction project. The parties discussed the implementation of measures to be held at the end of August 2021 on the assignment of the Heads of the two States.
Then, a signing ceremony was held for the Concept of Ensuring the Security of the Afghan Section of the TAPI Gas Pipeline.
From the Turkmen side, the Concept was signed by the representative of the State Concern "Turkmengaz" in the Board of Directors of the Open Joint Stock Company "TAPI Pipeline Company Limited" M. Amanov, and from the Afghan side - by the Deputy Secretary of the National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan E. Ebad.
E. Ebad said that the Security Concept is an important step in the timely implementation of the TAPI gas pipeline project, including the development of a Security Plan and Protocol, which are annexes to the Host Government Agreement (HGA).
