Ghani discusses power transmission issues with Turkmen counterpart

President Ashraf Ghani and his Turkmen counterpart Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow on Saturday discussed a number of issues, on the phone, including the transmission of power from Turkmenistan to Afghanistan, said the Presidential Palace in a series of tweets.

During the phone conversation, both sides agreed that Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) should meet with Turkmenistan officials over the transmission of power and to finalize the details allowing the process to move forward.

Turkman president said that they had funded the construction of a mosque in Aqeena that will be inaugurated soon,

Ghani meanwhile said that the Afghan Minister of Haj and Religious Affairs will represent Afghanistan at the inauguration ceremony.

According to the Palace, both sides also discussed strengthening bilateral relations, mutual cooperation, and regional projects.