Iran’s Petroleum Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh has stressed the need for broader energy cooperation between Tehran and New Delhi.
“ There are good grounds for development of relations in the oil and gas sector between Iran and India ,” Zanganeh said in a meeting with Indian Ambassador to Tehran Shri D.P. Srivastava on Sunday.
The Indian ambassador also called for further energy cooperation between the two countries, Iran’s SHANA news agency reported.
Zanganeh said the two countries need to prepare the grounds for further cooperation at the international level.
India’s foreign minister said recently that Iran plays a vital role in energy supply to India.
India has shown willingness to join a pipeline under construction to carry natural gas from Iran to Pakistan.
India has been boycotting formal talks on the project since 2007 due to security concerns. Iran and Pakistan have already signed pacts to implement the long-talked project on bilateral basis.
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LNG World News Staff, September 1, 2013