IRAN - SAUDI ARABIA: Iran oil minister due in Riyadh May 1



Iran’s Minister of Petroleum Seyyed Kazem Vaziri-Hamaneh will leave here for the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh on May 1 to attend an Asian ministerial meeting.

Vaziri-Hamaneh is to deliver speech in Wednesday’s meeting on Iran’s stances on the Asian energy market.


The International Energy Forum’s headquarters is in Riyadh and the IEF meeting is held every two years.

Japan is helping Saudi Arabia host the upcoming biennial.


IRAN - INDIA: India keen to invest in SE Iran
India announced its readiness to invest in high-pressure power sector and steel mill in Sistan-Baluchestan Province in southeastern Iran, the provincial Trade Organization reported on Sunday.

An Indian delegation visiting Zahedan, the provincial capital city, voiced its eagerness to invest in production of high-pressure transformers and pylons and construction of steel mill.



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