UPDATE 1-India can still join Iran-Pakistan gas deal - Iran
* Iran signs bilateral deal to deliver gas to Pakistan
* The two sides finalise gas pricing, other issues
* No obstacles for India to join gas deal
(Adds comments by head of Iran's gas export firm)
TEHRAN, May 25 (Reuters) - India can still join a natural gas deal between Iran and Pakistan, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Monday, a day after officials said Tehran and Islamabad had signed an agreement on the exports of Iranian gas.
India had been part of the $7 billion so-called "peace pipeline" project, but stayed away from talks in September saying it wanted to agree transit costs through Pakistan on a bilateral basis first.
On Sunday, Iranian media said Iran and Pakistan signed their agreement during a visit by Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to Tehran, without giving details on its content or making clear whether there were still issues outstanding.
The head of the National Iranian Gas Export Company (NIGEC), Reza Kasaeizadeh, said Iran would deliver an annual 8 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Pakistan under the agreement. Continued...
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