Islamabad: We are resolutely seeking to get Iran’s sanctions exemption from America

Pakistan’s Oil Minister Mossadegh Malik announced this Monday during a conversation with energy journalists in Islamabad that Pakistan will soon start working on Iran’s gas project.

He stated that the interim government of Pakistan had postponed the action of submitting an official request to the United States to receive an exemption from sanctions on Iran, but the current government is pursuing this issue with strength.

Mossadegh Malik added: Pakistan has resolutely pursued the sanctions exemption case and wants America to accept this demand of Islamabad.

He said that Pakistan will soon start working on the gas pipeline from Iran and will try to overcome the barrier of American sanctions with political and technical solutions.

Last week, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, in response to the interventionist statements of the American official against the cooperation between Tehran and Islamabad in the field of energy, announced: Islamabad does not need to consult others or be exempted from sanctions, and we are committed to carrying out the important project of transferring gas from the Islamic Republic. We are from Iran to Pakistan.

Mumtaz Zahra emphasized: The recent decision of the government of Pakistan to advance the gas pipeline and build it within the territory of Pakistan is an independent and free decision, and this operation will be implemented in the territory of Pakistan soon.

In early March 1402, the Ministry of Petroleum of Pakistan issued a statement saying that the completion of the joint gas project with the Islamic Republic of Iran will strengthen the energy security of Islamabad and announced that the Energy Committee in the Cabinet of the Government of Pakistan planned to build an 81-kilometer pipeline from Gwadar port. Pakistan has agreed to the common border with Iran.

Political officials in Pakistan and experts in the economic and energy fields of this country always emphasize: Islamabad should use the potential energy capacity of the Islamic Republic of Iran, especially to complete the pipeline project. to take steps towards overcoming the energy crisis.

On August 12th last month, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian announced during his official visit to Pakistan: He had important discussions with his Pakistani counterpart about the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project and believes that the completion of this project is in line with the interests of the two nations. is.

Source: IRNA