Source : Xinhua
TEHRAN, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Indian Foreign Affairs Minister, Salman Khorshid, will arrive here Friday for the meeting of Iran- India Joint Economic Commission, press TV reported.
During the meeting slated for May 3-5, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi will head the Iranian side while his Indian counterpart will lead the Indian delegation.
On Sunday, Iran's envoy in New Delhi Gholamreza Ansari was quoted as saying by Fars news agency that the extension project will top the agenda of the talks between the two countries.
"About six memoranda of understanding in various economic sectors are being drawn up and we hope they will be signed by both sides during the joint commission," the Iranian diplomat said.
On March 11, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari inaugurated a gas pipeline project in Iran's southeastern Chabahar city, which is projected to link Iran's gas pipeline to that of Pakistan.
When the 1,600-km pipeline is completed by mid-2014, as scheduled, Iran is expected to export some 21.5 million cubic meters of natural gas to Pakistan on a daily basis.
On April 19, Iran's Oil Ministry Spokesman Alireza Nikzad- Rahbar said that New Delhi was in talks with Tehran to join the gas pipeline project.
Indian Petroleum and Natural Gas minister said in March that his country was willing to join the Iran-Pakistan project, describing the multi-billion- U.S. dollar project as "beneficial" to New Delhi.
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