ASHGABAT. April 14 (Interfax) - Turkmenistan's Deputy Foreign Minister Vepa Hajiyev and Pakistan's State Minister of Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar have met in Samarkand to discuss the prospects for energy and transport cooperation, the Turkmen Foreign Ministry said.
"During the meeting, [the two sides] stressed the importance of continuing work on implementing the construction of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) natural gas pipeline and the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP) power transmission line," the ministry's website stated on Friday.
The pair also discussed a wide range of bilateral matters of mutual interest, and "noted with satisfaction the high level of bilateral partnership [achieved] in the political and diplomatic, and trade and economic spheres."
The diplomats also noted the significance of the work of the bilateral intergovernmental commission, and agreed it should meet again in the near future.
Today's meeting took place in Samarkand on the sidelines of the fourth meeting of foreign ministers from the countries neighboring Afghanistan.