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IP gas pipeline indispensable to CPEC: Iran envoy
Islamabad, Sep 22, IRNA -- Ambassador of Iran to Pakistan says that Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline can play a vital role in fulfilling the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC’s) energy requirements.
Mehdi Honardoost, speaking at the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) in Islamabad, said Iran, having one of the largest gas reserves in the world, could become an indispensable asset for the CPEC.
Stating that Iran had gas resources available for 400 years of, Honardoost stated that Pakistan continues to be Tehran’s foremost target to market its gas.
Talking about CPEC, the Iranian ambassador said that the Chinese initiative should not only be seen as a trade or business venture, but as a ‘destiny-changer’ for the entire region.
“Iran has already done its part in extending the pipeline to the Pakistani border and we are looking forward to Pakistan that it will be completing its part as soon as possible to serve its own national interests,” Honardoost said.
The ambassador noted that Iran and Pakistan were historically and culturally one nation, having several commonalities in their concerns as well as interests.
He stressed that the two nations should be working together in areas such as trade, energy, regional peace as such cooperation will only yield mutually beneficial rewards.
Ambassador (retd) Khalid Mehmood, chairman of the Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad (ISSI) who also served as an envoy in Iran, said that Pakistan and Iran have stood by each other in difficult times.
“There have been some ups and downs in their association at times but the essential relationship between the two countries has always remained intact,” he said.
“Like China, Pakistan’s relationship with Iran is also time-tested,” he remarked.
Under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) many infrastructure projects are under construction throughout Pakistan.
Originally valued at $46 billion, the value of CPEC projects is now worth $ 62 billion.
The project will link Pakistani Gwadar port to China Xinjiang province.
Iran and Saudi Arabia have already expressed desire to join the connectivity project.
http://www.irna.ir/en/News/82673276
Islamabad, Sep 22, IRNA -- Ambassador of Iran to Pakistan says that Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline can play a vital role in fulfilling the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC’s) energy requirements.
Mehdi Honardoost, speaking at the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) in Islamabad, said Iran, having one of the largest gas reserves in the world, could become an indispensable asset for the CPEC.
Stating that Iran had gas resources available for 400 years of, Honardoost stated that Pakistan continues to be Tehran’s foremost target to market its gas.
Talking about CPEC, the Iranian ambassador said that the Chinese initiative should not only be seen as a trade or business venture, but as a ‘destiny-changer’ for the entire region.
“Iran has already done its part in extending the pipeline to the Pakistani border and we are looking forward to Pakistan that it will be completing its part as soon as possible to serve its own national interests,” Honardoost said.
The ambassador noted that Iran and Pakistan were historically and culturally one nation, having several commonalities in their concerns as well as interests.
He stressed that the two nations should be working together in areas such as trade, energy, regional peace as such cooperation will only yield mutually beneficial rewards.
Ambassador (retd) Khalid Mehmood, chairman of the Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad (ISSI) who also served as an envoy in Iran, said that Pakistan and Iran have stood by each other in difficult times.
“There have been some ups and downs in their association at times but the essential relationship between the two countries has always remained intact,” he said.
“Like China, Pakistan’s relationship with Iran is also time-tested,” he remarked.
Under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) many infrastructure projects are under construction throughout Pakistan.
Originally valued at $46 billion, the value of CPEC projects is now worth $ 62 billion.
The project will link Pakistani Gwadar port to China Xinjiang province.
Iran and Saudi Arabia have already expressed desire to join the connectivity project.
http://www.irna.ir/en/News/82673276
