US calls for Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline plan to be abandoned - report |
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NEW DELHI (XFN-ASIA) - US Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman has called for the planned Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline to be abandoned, saying it could help Iran build nuclear weapons, the Hindu newspaper reported.'There have been talks among Iran, India and other countries about finding ways of developing Iran's oil and gas assets,' the paper quoted Bodman as saying.'If that is allowed to go forward, in our judgment, this will contribute to the development of nuclear weapons,' Bodman told reporters, according to the report.'We need to stop this,' Bodman said after attending a discussion on 'Indo-US Nuclear Cooperation' organised by a business group in Bombay.India and Pakistan have said they want to go ahead with the the 2,600-kilometre Iranian pipeline project as they need energy to fuel economic growth.Bodman said he had conveyed US concern about the natural gas pipeline at the 'highest level' to the Indian government, according to the Hindu.But 'we continue to work with the Indian government to finalise' a landmark nuclear deal between the US and India allowing export of civilian nuclear fuel and technology to India, the energy secretary said.The nuclear deal was signed into law nearly three months ago by US President George W. Bush.'These two concerns (the pipeline and nuclear deal) operate in separate areas,' Bodman said.afp
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