“So far we are not in this project, but we do not deny the possibility of our joining the project,” TASS quoted him as saying.

At the same time, he stated the need to address issues related to the security of the pipeline passing through Afghanistan.

“I don’t think it will be a big problem, I think we can solve it,” Shulginov added.

On January 17, Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov to discuss cooperation between the two countries in the energy sector.