OPEC, IEF chiefs in Tehran to attend gas summit
Secretary generals of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Abadallah El-Badri and the International Energy Forum (IEF) Aldo Flores-Quiroga arrived here on Sunday to take part in the summit meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) on Monday. Previous GECF gas summit meetings were held in Qatar in…
Iran, Oman negotiate exporting LNG
Iranian Petroleum Minister Bijan Zangeneh discussed exporting LNG via Oman during a meeting here on Sunday with the visiting Omani minister of Oil and Gas Mohmmed bin Hamad Al Rumhi, said an official in the Iranian ministry. ‘Top on the agenda of the talks was ways of using Oman’s unused…
Italian firms seeking long-term investment in Iran
Italian companies are seeking continued investment in Iran, said Director General of Italy’s Industries, Mines and Trade Association Andre Gabriel. Addressing a meeting of the Italian delegation comprising directors of 20 Italian companies and East Azarbaijan province’s merchants, he added that establishment of Iranian-Italian firms in fields of energy, oil,…
Report of the 17th Ministerial Meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum
The 17th Ministerial Meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) was convened in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran on Saturday, 21st November 2015, under the Chairmanship of His Excellency Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as President of the…
Thailand gateway of Iran oil to ASEAN countries: Deputy minister
Iranian deputy oil minister for international affairs said Thailand has voiced its readiness to buy crude oil from Iran after the sanctions removal, saying a joint economic commission between the two countries will be held in the beginning months of 2016. Following a meeting with Suvit Maesincee, Thai Deputy Minister…
Lifting sanctions opens new chapter for Tehran-Bangkok cooperation
Thai Deputy Minister of Commerce Suvit Maesin Cee said on Sunday that visit of 75-member Thai delegation to Tehran aims to explore avenues for opening new chapter in Tehran-Bangkok cooperation after lifting of Western sanctions on Iran. He said that Iran’s 80 million population and Thailand’s 70 million population provide…
Iran, Turkmenistan sign 9 cooperation deals
Iran and Turkmenistan signed nine documents of cooperation here on Sunday. The documents were signed after a ceremony where Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani officially welcomed his Turkmen counterpart Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow. The Turkmen President is in Tehran to take part in the 3rd Summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF)…
Japan interested in Iranian automobile industry
Japanese officials in a meeting with Head of Tehran Chamber of Trade, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TCTIMA) announced Tokyo’s enthusiasm for presence in Iranian automobile industry. Japan’s Ambassador to Iran Hiroyasu Kobayashi and the Managing Director of Japan Foreign Trade Office JETRO Kimihiko Inaba made the proposal in a meeting…
Iran, Russia cooperation documents to be inked during Putin’s visit
Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi said that documents aimed at upgrading Tehran-Moscow cooperation will be signed during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Tehran. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, who arrived in Tehran on Tuesday to discuss promotion of mutual cooperation between the two countries, said…
Iran aims to boost int’l banking cooperation: Seif
The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Valiollah Seif stressed CBI is ready to widen its global banking cooperation as soon as the sanctions are lifted, IRNA reported on Wednesday. Addressing a high-profile international investment conference on Iran in Frankfurt, Seif said a major focus of the CBI was…
