Iran keen on gas pipeline but asks India to hurry

He said that 100 km of the pipeline has already been put up in Iran and Pakistan has also started working on the project on its side of the border. When you consider this pipeline bilaterally,there is a definite capacity involved. If we make commitments with other partners,with other pipelines,to other regions,in such a case maybe in the future the structure of the project may change. I do hope to have Indian participation as soon as possible, Mottaki said.

New Delhi is concerned about the security of the proposed pipeline given that it passes through some of the most troubled regions in Pakistan. There are also differences on the transit fees that Pakistan is demanding for gas that is to be pumped to India.