Vahid Zeydifard, a senior pipelines expert at National Iranian Gas, said in an interview at the Gastech conference in Bangkok that Iran is set to sign the long awaited final agreement to export gas via pipeline to Pakistan in April. According to an Islamic Republic News Agency report on October 23, Iran and Pakistan have agreed on the pricing formula for transporting natural gas1.

• 1. “Iran to Sign Final Gas Sales Agreement With Pakistan (Update2),” Bloomberg, March 11, 2008, at www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601091&sid=ap7du._0dlj0&refer=india