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    PressTv: Iran Says Stands Ready to Satisfy Europe’s Gas Needs

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif says Iran could fulfill the same role as Russia in providing gas to Europe, but says there are no plans to do so

by: Erica Mills

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PressTv: Iran Says Stands Ready to Satisfy Europe’s Gas Needs

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif said on Monday that Iran has the same potentials that Russia enjoys to satisfy Europe’s gas needs.

However, Zarif emphasized, Tehran has no intention to take up rivalry with Moscow on this front. 

“Tehran is a reliable partner,” Iran’s top diplomat told reporters in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana where he is on a mission to discuss regional as well as mutual issues. He emphasized that countries like Turkey that have natural gas cooperation deals with Iran have clearly realized that the country is a reliable energy partner.   

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