‘Energy corridor’ proposal accepted by India: Aziz

Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Tuesday that India had accepted Pakistan’s proposal for an ‘energy corridor’ and the Indian petroleum minister would be invited for talks on the project. Later, it would be taken up with the Iranian petroleum minister, he added.

“The government is striving to improve Pakistan’s relations with all countries in the region, with neighbouring countries in particular,” he added. The prime minister was speaking on the main features of the country’s foreign policy and the economic situation during a meeting with senior journalists at the Governor’s House. Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad and Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim attended the meeting.

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