Iran: deal with Kuwait on water pipeline

IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre ^ | December 30 2003 | staff

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Iran signed a contract with Kuwait on 13 Dec 2003 to provide the country with drinking water for nearly 30 years, state radio reported. The water will be pumped to Kuwait through a 540-km pipeline that will be built at an estimated cost of US$ 2 billion (EUR 1.6 billion). About 210km of the pipeline will be laid on the sea bed of the Gulf, which separates the two countries. Under the agreement, Iran will supply Kuwait with 300 million m3 of water a year from Karkheh Dam.

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This project has come and gone a number of times over the past ten+ years. This may be the real thing, although there's always the suspicion that Kuwait is being played by Iran. Four years ago Iran denied having any such deal in the works, during its worst drought in over 30 years. Also, the water diversion would have an impact on Iraq.

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bttt

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Major Iraq wheat deal for US
TradeArabia (Reuters) | Wednesday, January 12, 2005 | staff
Posted on 01/13/2005 3:09:28 PM PST by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1320310/posts

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March bump.