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Berdimuhamedow made the remarks in a ceremony in Northeastern Iran, where he and
his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inaugurated a $1.2bln gas pipeline
project in Iran's border city of Sarakhs.
Ahmadinejad's Advisor Mojtaba Samareh Hashemi, Iranian Oil Minister Seyed Massoud
Mir-Kazzemi, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki also attended the ceremony.
The first phase of the 1024km gas pipeline had come on stream in January 2010.
The pipeline which passes through Dauletabad, Sarakhs and Khangiran regions will
facilitate the hike in Turkmenistan's gas exports to Iran up to 20 bln cubic meters
annually.
The new 48-inch diameter pipeline has the capacity to transfer 18 million cubic meters of
gas per day.
The pipeline is the second gas line to transfer supplies from Turkmenistan to Iran.
Korpeje-Kurt Kui pipeline is the other gas pipeline already used for transferring Turkmen
gas to Iran. (FNA)
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on Sunday praised Iran's cooperation in the
implementation of development projects in his country, and stressed that Tehran's
efforts in Tajikistan would serve the interests of not only Dushanbe, but the entire
regional states.
Rahmon appreciated Iran for constructing the 'Sangtoudeh 2' power plant project in his
country, and said the developmental project should be viewed as "a symbol of the good
ties and intimate cooperation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Tajikistan and
plays a crucial role in the expansion of relations between Iran and Tajikistan as well as
Afghanistan and Pakistan".
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