Pakistan Wants Operation of IP Gas Pipeline Project, Iran’s Oil Minister Says
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian oil minister said that Pakistan is keen to operate the Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline Project known as the peace pipeline.
Speaking on the sidelines of a visit by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his accompanying delegation to Islamabad, Javad Owji stated that the Pakistani side is willing to see the injection of gas into the pipeline and for this reason, Islamabad is drawing up contracts with various companies for the acceleration of this process.
It is hoped that, under the international contract inked between Iran and Pakistan, “We will witness the export of gas from Iran to the neighboring Pakistan during the administration of President Raisi,” he added.
In his meeting with the Pakistani oil minister on Monday, the two sides emphasized the strengthening of relations between the two countries especially in the oil and gas sectors.
The development of bilateral cooperation in the field of energy and the export of technical and engineering services were among the other topics discussed between the two sides, Mehr news agency reported.
The Iran–Pakistan gas pipeline, also known as the Peace pipeline, is an under-construction 2,775-kilometre pipeline to deliver natural gas from Iran to Pakistan.
