Iran, Russia, Qatar discuss gas cooperation

Tehran, Oct 21, IRNA Iran, Qatar and Russian senior officials in energy field began their first tripartite meeting for gas cooperation on Tuesday.

The meeting is being attended by Iranian Oil Minister Gholam Hossein
Nozari, his Qatari counterpart Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah and
senior executive director of Russia's Gazprom company.

The meeting aimed to develop trilateral cooperation, enhance level of
economic and political ties and make efforts to rationalize natural
gas price in global market.

Participants of the meeting focused on identifying mutual viewpoints
and interests and potentials for cooperation of the three countries as
well as drawing an outlook for their cooperation in the field of
natural gas cooperation.

They also discussed ways to expand strategic cooperation among Iran,
Qatar and Russia in regional and international markets and assist each
other in the target markets in light of geopolitical and geographical
considerations.

They studied ways to employ the existing infrastructures for
production, transport and export of natural gas and sharing
infrastructures with reasonable tariffs.

Investing in development of regional and international gas fields,
producing and marketing for the natural gas was another major issue
discussed by the Iranian, Russian and Qatari officials.

They also proposed to set up a center for financial affairs of the
three nations cooperation in Doha, Qatar, a technical center in Tehran
and a market survey center in Moscow, Russia.

The tripartite meeting also decided to form a joint cooperation
committee for coordinating establishment of the three centers and
their operation.