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Ukraine ready to take part in trans-Afghan gas pipeline project

IRNA

Kiev, Aug 27, Itar-Tass/ACSNA/IRNA -- Ukrainian companies are 
interested in taking part in post-war reconstruction projects in 
Afghanistan, including the restoration of energy networks, roads and 
bridges, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Anatoly Zlenko said after a 
meeting with his Afghan counterpart Abdullah Abdullah. 
Zlenko said Ukraine declared the readiness to participate in 
laying a trans-Afghan gas pipeline, also crossing Turkmenistan and 
Pakistan, and creating a trans-Afghan transport corridor that would 
connect Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Iran. 
Zlenko expressed the hope that in cooperation with Afghanistan, 
Ukraine would manage to translate these ambitious projects into 
reality. 
In turn, the Afghan foreign minister said his country welcomed the
Ukrainian companies` readiness to participate in the restoration of 
the Afghan economy. 
Zlenko and Abdullah also discussed stabilization in the region, 
the outlook for political cooperation and international organizations`
cooperation with terrorism. 
The negotiations ended with the conclusion of a protocol. 
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