Approval of the construction of the “Peace” gas pipeline by Pakistan; Will the 10-year renegade end?

According to the regional office of Tasnim news agency, the Energy Committee The cabinet of Pakistan announced that it has approved the construction of the remaining 80 km of the gas import pipeline from Iran.

The estimated cost of the construction of the Iranian gas import pipeline is 158 million dollars. has announced.

In 2009, Iran and Pakistan signed an agreement to supply 750 million cubic feet of gas per day for 25 years.

According to the agreement signed between the two countries in 2009, the project was supposed to be completed by December 2014, and both sides were required to build the pipeline on their territory.

Last week, Pakistani media quoted the country’s government as saying that Islamabad has decided to complete the gas pipeline project, which has been delayed for 10 years, in two phases. The 81-kilometer section will be completed first. build this gas pipeline from Gwadar port to Iran.

even though the Iranian side even before the scheduled time By fulfilling its obligations and spending two billion dollars, it had built a gas pipeline near the border of Pakistan, but the Pakistani side has not taken any action to implement its obligations towards this contract and every time it used US sanctions as an excuse for its non-commitment.

Iran previously extended the deadline for Pakistan to complete this pipeline until September 2024, and if Islamabad authorities do not manage to complete this project by this time, they should pay Iran 18 billion dollars in compensation.

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