America: We do not support the continuation of the gas pipeline between Pakistan and Iran
Matthew Miller, the spokesperson of the US Department of State, stated this in a group of reporters on Tuesday local time in response to this question, Pakistan is consulting with legal institutions to consider an exemption about Transferring the gas pipeline with Iran. Will America issue an exemption in this regard?
In response to this question, the spokesperson of the US Foreign Ministry first said: I will not talk about any action prematurely.
Miller clarified at the same time: “But we always warn everyone that doing business with Iran entails the risk of facing our sanctions, and we advise everyone to carefully consider this issue.”
The spokesperson of the US State Department also said: We do not support the continuation of this pipeline project.
Pakistan’s oil minister has announced that the work on the construction of the pipeline related to the joint gas project with the Islamic Republic of Iran will begin soon, and said: Islamabad will resolutely seek an exemption from sanctions from the United States.
Pakistan’s Oil Minister Mossadegh Malik announced on Monday that Pakistan will soon start working on Iran’s gas project, and the interim government of Pakistan had postponed submitting an official request to the United States to receive an exemption from Iran’s sanctions, but the current government He follows the subject with strength.
He said: Pakistan has resolutely pursued the sanctions exemption case and wants America to accept this demand of Islamabad and will try to overcome the barrier of American sanctions with political and technical solutions.
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
