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Iranian official in Ankara for boosting energy ties
Ankara, July 22, IRNA – Iran's Oil Minister Mas’oud Mirkazemi arrived in Ankara Wednesday night heading a top delegation to hold talks on ways to expand bilateral ties in the energy field.
Mirkazemi elaborated on the objectives of his visit in an interview with IRNA soon after his arrival in Ankara.
He said, “I’m here on an invitation extended by Turkey’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Taner Yildiz for expansion of relations in various hydrocarbon products’ fields, including oil, natural gas and petrochemical products, as well as refinery industries and doing trade and exchanging ideas with Turkish state and private sector partners.”
Pointing out that Iran and Turkey have had a long record of negotiations and cooperation in energy field, he said, “Therefore, the two countries’ concerned ministries hold talks once every couple of months.”
Mirkazemi added, “At these sessions sometimes new topics, too, are discussed, along with talks on formerly reached agreements and implementation of signed contracts.”
Mirkazemi said, “One of the objectives pursued at these meetings is elimination of the probable problems and created obstacles in the way of expansion of bilateral ties in energy field and my visit of Turkey provides an opportunity for top officials of Iran and Turkey to exchange ideas in the field.”
In response to IRNA's query regarding the implementation process of natural gas export from Iran to Turkey and its re-export to Europe from there, Mirkazemi said that “the issues of natural gas swap and international gas trade would be discussed in details with the Turkish energy minister.”
Mirkazemi's accompanying delegation include Deputy Minister and Managing Director of the National Iranian Gag Company (NIGC) Javad Owji, management department officials of the Petroleum Ministry as well as several top technicians of the ministry.
Mirkazemi and Yildiz are expected to sign new agreements in oil and gas field on Thursday.
Iran is one of the largest providers of crude oil to Turkey and the second largest provider of natural gas to that country.
Energy trade comprise a major part of the two countries’ around 10 billion US dollar annual trade.
Iran also imports a part of the refined gasoline it needs from Turkey in line with the policy to expand energy ties with that country.
Ankara plans to continue activity in the Iranian energy sector because it is not restricted by UN sanctions, the Turkish energy minister said.
The UNSC voted June 9th to place new sanctions on Iran.
Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz told Iran's Press TV that his country would continue doing business with Iran in light of the Security Council measure.
"Turkey will continue to cooperate with Iran because the sanctions did not include any specific restriction on energy deals," he said.
Yildiz added that his country was waiting for the results of technical studies to wrap up in the South Pars gas field in the Persian Gulf.
"After we receive the result of this study we will decide how to move forward," Yildiz said
According to Press TV, Iran exports more than 880 million cubic feet of natural gas to Turkey every day.
Iran sits on some of the largest natural gas deposits in the world.
Tehran says that new sanctions would only provide encouragement for becoming energy self-sufficient./end
Mirkazemi elaborated on the objectives of his visit in an interview with IRNA soon after his arrival in Ankara.
He said, “I’m here on an invitation extended by Turkey’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Taner Yildiz for expansion of relations in various hydrocarbon products’ fields, including oil, natural gas and petrochemical products, as well as refinery industries and doing trade and exchanging ideas with Turkish state and private sector partners.”
Pointing out that Iran and Turkey have had a long record of negotiations and cooperation in energy field, he said, “Therefore, the two countries’ concerned ministries hold talks once every couple of months.”
Mirkazemi added, “At these sessions sometimes new topics, too, are discussed, along with talks on formerly reached agreements and implementation of signed contracts.”
Mirkazemi said, “One of the objectives pursued at these meetings is elimination of the probable problems and created obstacles in the way of expansion of bilateral ties in energy field and my visit of Turkey provides an opportunity for top officials of Iran and Turkey to exchange ideas in the field.”
In response to IRNA's query regarding the implementation process of natural gas export from Iran to Turkey and its re-export to Europe from there, Mirkazemi said that “the issues of natural gas swap and international gas trade would be discussed in details with the Turkish energy minister.”
Mirkazemi's accompanying delegation include Deputy Minister and Managing Director of the National Iranian Gag Company (NIGC) Javad Owji, management department officials of the Petroleum Ministry as well as several top technicians of the ministry.
Mirkazemi and Yildiz are expected to sign new agreements in oil and gas field on Thursday.
Iran is one of the largest providers of crude oil to Turkey and the second largest provider of natural gas to that country.
Energy trade comprise a major part of the two countries’ around 10 billion US dollar annual trade.
Iran also imports a part of the refined gasoline it needs from Turkey in line with the policy to expand energy ties with that country.
Ankara plans to continue activity in the Iranian energy sector because it is not restricted by UN sanctions, the Turkish energy minister said.
The UNSC voted June 9th to place new sanctions on Iran.
Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz told Iran's Press TV that his country would continue doing business with Iran in light of the Security Council measure.
"Turkey will continue to cooperate with Iran because the sanctions did not include any specific restriction on energy deals," he said.
Yildiz added that his country was waiting for the results of technical studies to wrap up in the South Pars gas field in the Persian Gulf.
"After we receive the result of this study we will decide how to move forward," Yildiz said
According to Press TV, Iran exports more than 880 million cubic feet of natural gas to Turkey every day.
Iran sits on some of the largest natural gas deposits in the world.
Tehran says that new sanctions would only provide encouragement for becoming energy self-sufficient./end
