The ministry of foreign affairs of Turkmenistan has issued a press release in connection with continued reports with regards to the alleged halt of gas supplies by Turkmenistan.

"This kind of information is incorrect. The Turkmen side had reported earlier that gas supplies to Iran were suspended due to technical problems related to the need to conduct preventive repair of the gas pipeline, the foreign ministry's press release says.

Such preventive repair is conducted in accordance with recognized technical norms and standards and takes some time. At the same time, the completion of preventive repair also depends on the issue of funding.

In this regard, it is important to emphasize that the Iranian side's failure to honor its obligations related to payment of gas supplied earlier from Turkmenistan holds in the timely completion of preventive repair."