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Pakistan, Iran Quietly Sign Gas Deal In Turkey
13 May 2009
Pakistan finally signed the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline deal with Iran in Turkey on June 5, in relative silence, a leading Pakistani news portal reported on Wednesday. English-language The News International, www.thenews.com.pk, highlighted the fact that the signing of the deal came only days before the Iranian election and without any major discussion or debate within Pakistan on whether it was prudent to pay a high price compared to the one originally agreed by Tehran. Details of the agreement obtained by The News reveal the government was in an unprecedented rush to go through with the deal while the Iranians took the deal to their Parliament and demanded an upward revision of the gas price after Parliament rejected the original deal, the report said. Officials at the Turkish Foreign Ministry, approached by Today's Zaman on Wednesday, said they had no comment on the issues as the deal was signed by private companies. The same sources, nonetheless, added that they hoped the deal would have “positive impacts,” on regional stability. The venue for the signing of the deal was Istanbul, Today's Zaman learned from reliable sources. Talking to The News, Petroleum and Natural Resources Secretary [of Pakistan] Mehmud Saleem Mehmud confirmed the deal was signed in Turkey last Friday by the managing directors of the gas companies concerned of both countries, the report said. Saleem strongly defended the deal signed between the two countries, saying it was done after a lot of comprehensive negotiations between Iran and Pakistan.
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