Iran, China Stress Developing Bilateral Coop. in Energy Sector

Officials from Iran and China emphasized developing relations in the field of energy.

Iran’s Minister of Energy Abbas Aliabadi and Deputy Head of China’s National Energy Organization Hongsun held talks in Moscow on Thursday on the sidelines of a meeting of the energy ministers of the BRICS member states.

The two sides explored avenues for the development of bilateral relations in the energy sector, modern technologies and smarting the energy production chain.

Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali also attended the meeting, IRNA reported.

Earlier in this day, Iran’s minister of energy proposed that Russia’s power grid would be connected to that of Saudi Arabia and the UAE via Iran in order to help protect the environment and promote security at the regional level.

He also called for further developing cooperation among the four countries which are all members of the BRICS group.

He said that Iran has an important geoeconomic position as it shares sea and land borders with 15 countries and connects a key part of international transit corridors leading to the Caspian Sea, the Persian Gulf as well as the Caucasus and Central Asian regions, with high security and at low economic costs.

The meeting of energy ministers of the BRICS countries kicked off on Thursday on the sidelines of the Russian Energy Week International Forum.

The energy ministers and officials of BRICS member countries, including Russia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, China, India, Brazil, South Africa, Ethiopia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates are attending the meeting. - Tasnim