The new export gas pipeline Dowletabat-Sarakhs-Hangeran, the second pipeline to Iran, was officially commissioned at a ceremony in Serakhs district of Mary province of Turkmenistan on January 6.

The launching ceremony took place at the border village of Salyr Yap, the final point of the Turkmen section of the gas pipeline. The ceremony was attended by President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of the Islamic Development Bank Ahmed Mohammed Ali Al-Madani, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey Taner Yildiz, as well as representatives of the diplomatic missions accredited in Turkmenistan, foreign businessmen and mass media.

The ceremony of signing the large of Southern Yoloten gas field in the east of the country took place in the Turkmen capital. In total, the agreements signed by Turkmengaz State Concern with the leading companies of South Korea, China and the United Arab Emirates amounted to US$ 9.7 billion.