Iran and Pakistan on Friday exchanged views to promote oil and gas interaction between the two brotherly countries.
Deputy Director of the National Iranian Oil Company, Hojattollah Ghanimifard called on the Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Amanullah Khan Jadoon here Friday.
Secretary of Petroleum Farrukh Qayyum, Iranian Ambassador Mashaalah Shakeri, Additional Secretary of Petroleum Shaukat Hayat Durrani and Managing Director of Inter State Gas System Limited Hassan Nawab were also present in the meeting.
The two sides expressed satisfaction with the progress in Iran-Pakistan-India Gas Pipeline Project and desired that its early implementation would serve to strengthen and expand the economic and trade relations among the regional countries.
The minister expressed satisfaction with the ongoing negotiations on technical details which have entered into final phase since most of the issues now stand resolved.
The minister said that Pakistan and Iran enjoy excellent brotherly relations in diversified fields which were growing and strengthening with the passage of time.
He said that oil and gas cooperation between the two countries would open up new vistas for their mutual advantage.
He invited the Iranian companies to avail the investment opportunities existed in setting up oil refineries, petrochemical and oil and gas exploration projects for their mutual advantages.
The Iranian special representative Dr. Ghanimifard expressed gratitude to the minister for petroleum for according warm hospitality to his delegation.
He conveyed the minister good wishes from Iranian counterpart and invitation to visit his country.
He said that IPI Gas Pipeline Project would bring the member states closer.
© IRNA 2007
