Iran, Russia, Qatar to hold first technical committee

Tehran, Nov 11, IRNA First tripartite meeting of High Technical Committee attended by
Iranian, Qatari and Russian experts will be held in Doha, Qatar, on
November 12.

The meeting would set agenda for the ministerial meeting of that event
and follow up the agreements reached by the three sides during their
first tripartite gas cooperation that held in Tehran, Iran, on October
21.

The first tripartite meeting was 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.

The meeting focused on identifying mutual viewpoints, 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 committee for
coordinating establishment of the three centers and their operation.


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