The Indian Ministry has also announced that in case - due to the current condition of the global markets - the Islamic Republic intends to appoint a high price for its exporting gas, it will be difficult for both India and Iran to solve the problem of high gas price. According to the reports, while two years have already passed of negotiations between Iran, India and Pakistan about the Iran gas pipeline project, the Indian officials are worried about Iran's probable proposal on high price of its natural gas. The reports added that after receiving Iran's price proposal for the exportable gas, the Indian Oil Ministry intends to consult with the Indian Ministry of Energy in order to compare Iran's gas price with other fuels such as nuclear energy or coal. At the same time, the Indian Oil Ministry has underlined that before holding any sort of negotiations with Iran over the price of the gas, the structure of the gas pipelines should be determined. The reports suggest that with regards to the structure of the gas pipeline, India has two choices: one to participate in construction and exploitation of the pipeline from Iranian territory to Indian soil; and secondly, to receive the natural gas from the India-Pakistan borderline without participating in the construction of the pipeline. Although the Indian government is mostly willing to choose the first option, it seems that Pakistan will not agree with India's presence in its soil and in such a case, New Delhi would be obliged to choose the second option. PIN/MNA