Islamabad: According to a recent news report, on Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Russia could begin construction of the North-South Gas Pipeline as soon as an agreement with Pakistan is concluded.
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“We have discussed our cooperation in the area of energy and the flagship project here is the North-South Gas Pipeline (an 1100 kilometer pipeline) in Lahore and Karachi,” said Russian FM Lavrov while addressing a press conference in Islamabad. He was flanked by his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
In response to a question about the gas project, Foreign Minister Qureshi said that he was pleased to inform the nation that Pakistan had resolved the project’s challenges.
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“Pakistan is committed to moving forward with this gas pipeline project because we will profit from it because we are energy-deficient,” he added.
They had also looked at bilateral cooperation in defence and anti-terrorism, Shah Mahmood said, and they believed they had a dialogue in this area within their context.
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