Iran, Pakistan to Speed Up Gas Pipeline Work

Iran and Pakistan expressed their enthusiasm for formulating a road map and a more realistic time schedule for the implementation of their IP gas pipeline project.

In a meeting between Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Adviser to the Pakistani Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on the sidelines of the 21st Meeting of the Council of Ministers of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) in Tehran on Tuesday, the pair stressed the necessity to accelerate the process of the IP project as soon as possible, Iran’s SHANA news agency reported.

It was agreed that comprehensive technical commercial proposals on the IP gas pipeline would be discussed in Tehran between Inter-State Gas System Ltd of Pakistan and the Iranian nominated company Tadbir Energy Gaspar Iranian Co. in the first week of December. This will be followed by Ministerial level discussions.

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LNG World News Staff, November 27, 2013; Image: NIGC