TEHRAN, March 29: A senior Iranian official has announced the planned visit by a Pakistani delegation to the country for high-profile natural gas deal, Iranian media reported on Tuesday.
Managing Director of the National Iranian Gas Exports Company (NIGEC) Alireza Kameli said that the Pakistani delegation’s planned visit is aimed at finalising gas agreements between Tehran and Islamabad.
Kameli said initial agreements were made over negotiations between the Iranian petroleum minister and Pakistani officials during a recent visit by Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani and some of his cabinet members to Islamabad.
“In the negotiations, it was decided for the Pakistani delegation to finalize the agreements soon during their trip to Iran, so that the export of Iranian gas to Pakistan begins,” IRNA quoted the official as saying.-Online