Iranian Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Davood Danesh met Minister for Petroleum and Natural gas Murli Deora in New Delhi and welcomed Indian private and public sector participation in developing Iranian gas fields. Mr. Danesh also put forth the possibility of jointly setting up LNG facilities and an arrangement to export LNG to India. He also reiterated the Iranian stand that the Iran-Pakistan part of the IPI project should be finalized at the earliest1.

• 1. “India and Iran discuss enhancing co-operation in Oil and Gas sectors,” Press Information Bureau of India, January 16, 2008, at http://pib.nic.in/release/rel-print-page1.asp?relid=34666