US support Turkmen gas running to India

US State Secretary Hilary Clinton has hailed the idea of Turkmen gas being supplied to India. Later this month an agreement will be concluded on the possible construction and transportation of a gas pipeline from Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan–India. It is envisaged that a 1735 km long pipeline will be constructed. The cost of this project will be around USD 7.6 bln and will be transporting annually 30 bln cubic meters of gas.