Bangladesh to revive India-Bangladesh-Myanmar gas pipeline talks

06 Mar 2007

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Mumbai: Bangladesh has warmed up to the idea of a tri-nation gas pipeline from Myanmar to India through its territory, giving up its preconditions, which had earlier derailed the negotiations.

Bangladesh now wants to resume the stalled talks with New Delhi on a gas pipeline from Myanmar to India. With Bangladesh earlier having adopted an intransigent stance, the Indian government deciding to pipe the gas in to the country through the North Eastern region.

"Definitely the tri-national pipeline issue will come up for discussion," power and energy adviser in the caretaker government Tapan Chowdhury said before leaving for Delhi to attend SAARC energy ministers' meeting.

The minister said he would raise the pipeline issue with his Indian counterpart. "There will be no conditions tagged with the pipeline. If it is beneficial for us economically we will move forward," he added.

Talks between the two countries on the proposed gas pipeline have remained stalled for over a year after New Delhi refused to accept three pre conditions Bangladesh had sought to impose.

The Khaleda Zia government in Bangladesh wanted India provide a hydro-electricity corridor from Nepal and Bhutan and transit facilities for its trade with the two Himalayan countries. Bangladesh also wanted India to reduce the trade gap before talks on the gas pipeline project can proceed.

While Dhaka would take the opportunity to place a formal proposal for importing "surplus" electricity from Nepal and Bhutan through India at the SAARC energy ministers meeting on March 7, Choudhary said this should not be tagged with the pipeline proposal.
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Chowdhury said he would deal with these issues individually. "Those issues (conditions) are separate issues and they should not be tagged with the pipeline. We will discuss those issues on a priority basis."

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