Pakistan re-assures Iran of gas pipeline project

Islamabad, Nov. 1, IRNA -- Pakistan on Wednesday reitterated its     

assurance to Iran regarding the security of the proposed             

Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline.                                    

    "Pakistan's petroleum minister has wrote a letter to his Iranian 

counterpart, expressing support to the project," a spokesman of the  

Pakistani Petroleum Ministry said, while briefing journalists in     

Islamabad.                                                           

    Jehangir Bashar said Pakistan was prepared to address Indian     

concerns about security of supplies of gas through the pipeline.     

    The proposed gas pipeline is currently under discussion between  

New Delhi and Tehran.                                                

    Recently, Russian experts proposed to India that the pipeline    

should pass through the bed of the Arab sea instead of the Pakistani 

territory.                                                           

    The Pakistani spokesman said his country had also convinced Iran 

of vibility of the Pak-Iran refinery project.                        

    He said an Iranian delegation would soon visit Pakistan to hold  

further talks on the project.