Mr Asif Ali Zardari President of Pakistan is scheduled to visit Iran in the near future to sign a contract on Tehran’s investment in a pipeline project which is due to take Iran’s rich gas reserves to energy hungry Pakistan.
Ms Hina Rabbani Khar Foreign Minister reiterated her country’s determination to push ahead with the building of the gas pipeline, adding that Mr Zardari is scheduled to travel to Tehran in near future to discuss the finalization of the project. Underscoring Pakistan’s daily-growing demand for Iran’s gas, she said the project would be pursued under any condition.
The report agency said that the agreement was to be inked between Tehran and Islamabad during the November visit to Pakistan by President Mr Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but the text of the contract was not ready and the endorsement ceremony was postponed.
Mr Asim Hussain minister of Pakistani Petroleum and Natural Resources visited Tehran earlier this month to prepare the grounds for compiling the text of the contract and held meetings with several Iranian officials, including President Mr Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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