Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 52

26-December-2005

IRAN

Iran-Pakistan-India Gas Pipeline Construction Slated To Start In 2007

A joint working group for the proposed $7bn Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline agreed on 17 December to work towards the start of construction work by mid-2007, so that first gas exports from Iran could be achieved by the end of 2010. Delegations from the Pakistani and Indian petroleum ministries held the latest in a series of bilateral meetings to discuss the...