Ali-Mohammad Mousavi, Iran’s Deputy Oil Minister of international affairs and commerce and Roman Mashavin, Russia’s deputy energy minister emphasized bolstering bilateral cooperation in the oil and gas sector during the 18th session of the Iran-Russia Joint Economic Commission, held on Wednesday in Moscow, reported the News Agency of Iran Oil Ministry.
Mousavi also met with Alexey Kulapin, director-general of the Russian Energy Agency, to coordinate and review meetings of the 18th economic cooperation commission and finalize partnership agreements.
Following two days of discussions, the expert committees will prepare multiple cooperation documents for signing by Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad and Russian Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilyov, who co-chair the joint commission.
The final session for signing the agreements will be held Friday at the President Hotel of Moscow, with both ministers in attendance.
Cooperating in the upstream oil and gas industries, accelerating the implementation of Iran-Gazprom memorandum of understanding (MoU), making consensus on turning Iran into a gas hub, gas trade, and cooperating in the petrochemical sector are among the pillars of bilateral relations in the energy sector between Iran and Russia.