VOL. XLVI

No 51/52

22/29-December-2003

KUWAIT/IRAN

Kuwait And Iran Sign Water Supply Agreement

Kuwait on 13 December signed an agreement with Iran under which the latter will supply 900,000 cu ms/day of fresh water. The two states signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the subject last January (MEES, 20 January). The project, costing an estimated $1.5bn, involves the laying of a 540km pipeline which will carry water from Karkheh dam in Khuzestan province to Kuwait with 210km running under...