“One of the means of diversification of gas supplies [in Europe] is the use of the Nabucco gas pipeline with the partnership of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Tehran Ambassador Abdollah Norouzi told to the Bulgarian Novinite news agency.

Iran was supposed to be a major source of gas for the Western-backed Nabucco pipeline. However, the project was canceled in 2013 as Azerbaijan, its main proponent, opted for an alternative pipeline.