Russia is interested in establishing a Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) terminal inPakistan’s deep-sea port, Gwadar.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, told ProPakistaniabout the establishment of an LNG terminal at Gwadar and said that theframework and other details will be discussed soon.
He explained that Pakistan and Russia are already in a partnership onenergy, and the Minister for Energy, Hammad Azhar, had a long discussion ondifferent energy projects, including the North-South Gas Pipeline. MinisterQureshi added that it was also agreed that all the running energy projectswill be expedited.
Pakistan’s 1,122 km long North-South Gas Pipeline runs from Port Qasim inKarachi to Kasur in Punjab, and it will increase the capacity for thetransportation of LNG from the Gwadar to Punjab.
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In response to another question, Minister Qureshi said internationalsanctions may become a hurdle but expressed hope that the energy projectsbetween Pakistan and Russia will not be affected by them.
He remarked that “Pakistan desires to import gas from Russia,” and saidthat the extension of the Russian pipeline in Kazakhstan to Pakistan viaAfghanistan will help Pakistan meet its future energy requirements.link
