Iran to provide $500 million for IP gas pipeline
Iran plans to invest $500 million to extend financial and technical assistance for laying thePakistan section of the proposed gas pipeline between the two countries. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is scheduled to visit Pakistan to sign the Inter- Governmental Co-operation Agreement (IGCA), according to which the Iranian government will provide a loan of $250 million to Pakistan and another $250 million will be arranged through Iranian commercial banks for engineering, procurement and construction works on the Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline, IRNA news Agency reported. According to a plan that has been proposed, Pakistani and Iranian companies would form a joint venture to lay the
pipeline. Earlier, China and Russia committed to financing the pipeline if they were awarded construction contracts without bidding.
pipeline. Earlier, China and Russia committed to financing the pipeline if they were awarded construction contracts without bidding.
