Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 4

24-Jan-2011

REGIONAL/SYRIA/IRAN

Syria And Iran Discuss Gas Pipeline Project

Syria and Iran on 18 January signed a preliminary cooperation agreement in Damascus for a gas pipeline project from Iran to a terminal in Syria, via Northern Iraq. The agreement provides for the formation of a work group from the three countries to draw up initial technical studies for the project. The agreement was reached during a visit to Syria by an Iranian delegation...