ASHGABAT. July 13. KAZINFORM Turkmenistan has reached an agreement to boost natural gas sales to Iran by 8 billion cubic meters per year to 14 billion cu m, the Turkmen Foreign Ministry said on Sunday; Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.

The countries held bilateral gas talks on July 10-12 at the headquarters of Turkmenistan's state gas company, Turkmengaz. The Iranian delegation was led by Reza Kasaeizadeh, managing director of the National Iranian Gas Company.

The sides agreed that 8 billion cu m of gas will be supplied each year to Iran from the Korpedje deposit in western Turkmenistan, and 6 billion cu m will come from Dauletabad in the southeast, the country's largest gas field.

To supply the gas, a new pipeline will be built up to the Iranian border, and will begin operations the fourth quarter of this year; Kazinform cites RIA Novosti.
 
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