Turkmenistan delegation visits France to talk pipelines

An official delegation from Turkmenistan is to visit France today to discuss economic ties, notably the construction of a pipeline to transport gas from the central Asian country to Europe.

The former Soviet republic has limited contact with the rest of the world, but France – like China and some Western countries – is interested in its reserves of natural gas, the fifth-largest in the world.

The visit is to boost economic and trade ties, said a Turkmen source, and both countries are interested in the construction of a pipeline under the Caspian Sea to transport gas to Europe.

Several French companies, including construction firms Bouygues and Vinci, and hotelier Accor have already won contracts in Turkmenistan.

Edited from various sources by Elizabeth Corner

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