TEHRAN (Dispatches) - Iranian Ambassador to Islamabad Mehdi Honardoost has said that his country’s gas exports to Pakistan will play a vital role in resurrecting Pakistani economy with ensuring energy security and ending power outages in the South Asian country.
Speaking at a seminar on "Pak-Iran Relations: Current scenario and future prospects” at Islamabad Policy Institute (IPI), Honardoost touched upon about trade and economic cooperation between the two neighboring countries.
Emphasizing the importance of completion of Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project, he said it could "provide the foundation for revival of Pakistan’s economy” by strengthening Pakistan’s energy security and ending power shortages. "We are waiting for Pakistan to move on the project,” he said.
He reiterated that Pakistan’s Gwadar and Iran’s Chabahar ports are not rival ports, and instead have a sisterhood relationship.
The ambassador said a passenger and goods ferry service between Karachi and Chabahar is being negotiated. "The inauguration of ferry service and initiation of supply of electricity to Gwadar from Iran would be the best way to celebrate the sisterhood of two ports,” he said.