Turkmenistan-Kyrgyzstan-China Pipeline construction to speed up

Kyrgyzstan and China have decided to speed up construction of a gas pipeline from Turkmenistan, Kyrgyz Minister for Economy and Antimonopoly Policy Temir Sariyev said, KyrTAG reports.

The Kyrgyz-Chinese intergovernmental commission for trade-economic cooperation in Beijing has decided to speed up realization of the pipeline project. The pipeline will run from Turkmenistan to China through Kyrgyzstan.

Construction of the oil pipeline from Kazakhstan to China through Kyrgyzstan will speed up as well. China Petrol is interested in the projects, the minister adds.