TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna Kazem Gharibabadi and Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Mohammad Barkindo held a met and held talks on Thursday.
During the meeting, the two discussed the latest developments in the oil market following the outbreak of coronavirus.
Iran representative in his meeting with OPEC secretary-general stressed the need to keep the sustainability of the oil market to serve the interests of the strategic market’s consumers and producers.
Referring to the illegal sanctions of the US against the Islamic Republic, the Iranian envoy said that Washington’s measures are totally against the International Law and sovereignty of states enshrined by the United Nations Charter.
Barkindo expressed hope that closer consultations among the OPEC and non-OPEC members in the future will help to address the current issues more properly.
OPEC will host a ministerial meeting in Vienna on March 5.
According to the latest report of OPEC, Iran produced 2.086 million barrels of crude oil per day in the first month of 2020.
The figure shows a decrease of 9,000 barrels compared to December 2019.
According to the same report, OPEC members produced 28.859 million barrels of crude in January 2020, while the figure shows a fall of 509,000 barrels in comparison with the month before.
- source : MNA, Irannews
