Tajikistan declares energy support to Afghanistan
The four-way summit, which also involved Tajikistan, adopted a joint declaration, saying it supported intentions by businesspeople from Russia, Pakistan and Tajikistan to help Afghanistan rebuild its infrastructure, including in energy and transportation industries.
Priority should be given to work on the Salang tunnel linking northern and southern Afghanistan, oil and gas projects in the north of the country, a fertilizer factory and a power station in Mazar-i-Sharif and a home-building factory in Kabul, among others, the statement said.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev hosted Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai, Pakistan leader Asif Ali Zardari and Emomaly Rahmon of Tajikistan in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.
The leaders also called for pursuing joint regional projects, including a project named CASA-1000 to send power from Tajikistan to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
| Concerned URL | http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/Afghanistan+makes+deal+with+Russia+Pakistan/3416664/story.html [] |
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| Source of information | Edmonton Journal |
| Release date | 19/08/2010 |
| Contributor | Elena Nikitina |