India and Turkmenistan today signed five agreements to enhance bilateral trade and cooperation. <br/><br/>These include, agreement on economic and trade cooperation, agreement on scientific and technological cooperation, education exchange programme, cooperation in the fields of culture, art, tourism, science, education, mass media and sports besides inter governmental agreement on mutual exemption of visas for diplomatic passport holders. <br/><br/>The agreement were signed in New Delhi following delegation level talks between the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and the visiting President of Turkmenistan Mr.Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. <br/><br/>Both the leaders also discussed issues of mutual interest in various sectors. They are also understood to have discussed speeding up Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India , Tapi, gas pipleline project for transportation of gas from that country . <br/><br/>AIR correspondent reports that the projects valued at four billion dollars, is hanging fire due to instability in Afghanistan and reluctance on the part of Pakistan.