Iran has no intention of using its OPEC presidency as a political tribune and is committed to acting for the best interest of the group's members, a non-oil Iranian official said last week.
Iran
has
no intention of using its OPEC presidency as a political tribune and is
committed to acting for the best interest of the group's members, a non-oil
Iranian official said last week.
Under a rotating system,
Iran
took
the presidency of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries this month
as some oil consumers suggest the group's output restraint could endanger the
economy.
The statements, significant as they emanate from government circles not in
charge of petroleum policies, also come as
Iran
Friday prepares for comprehensive talks in
Istanbul
over
its tensions with the West.
As the presidency holder, "the country [
Iran
] is
responsible for all member countries," the official said. "We won't
act in any way other than their interests."
"We will follow the agenda" set by the organization, which consists
of stabilizing prices, he said.
The statements are emerging after the International Energy Agency, a watchdog
representing consuming nations, warned this month that OPEC's decision to
maintain a cap on production was pushing prices to $100 a barrel and
threatening economic recovery.
Separately, the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council--
China
,
France,
Russia
, the
U.K.
and
the
U.S.
--along
with
Germany
, are
preparing to hold a second round of talks with
Iran
from
Friday.
Western powers accuse
Iran
of
using its nuclear program to develop weapons, a charge
Tehran
has
always denied.
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