Iran and Syria yesterday endorsed a plan for laying a “Persian Pipeline” to export Iranian natural gas to Europe via Iraq, Syria, the Mediterranean, Greece and Italy, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported. The two sides also plan to build a refinery in Syria’s Homs province and a pipeline project for transfering Iranian gas to Syria via Turkey, IRNA said.
The joint statement from Iranian Oil Minister Gholamhossein Nozari and Syrian Oil Minister Sufian al-Alao said they are prepared to hold a meeting with Iraq to examine the feasibility of transferring Iranian gas to Europe and exporting Iraqi gas to Syria.
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