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Sun, 11/28/2010 - 16:59
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President leaves Tehran to open 2nd northeastern gas line

Tehran, Nov 28, IRNA – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad departed Tehran for Sarakhs city to attend inauguration ceremony for second Turkmenistan-Iran gas pipeline as well as second gas pipeline for north to northeast area of the country.

The 1024-kilometer north and northeast area gas pipeline has been completed in two phases. The first phase with a length of 524 kilometers was commissioned last year and the second phase 500-kilometer line will be inaugurated Sunday morning.

Oil Minister Seyed Masoud Mirkazemi is accompanying President Ahmadinejad in this trip.

Supplying gas to 16 northern provinces of the country, creating a new corridor for swap and transiting gas to East European markets are among advantages of the 1.2 billion dollar project./end

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