Minister says Iran will continue with “constructive cooperation” with OPEC

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Minister of Petroleum Javad Owji said on Wednesday that Iran, as a founding member of OPEC, will provide support and continue with its constructive cooperation with the organization, its secretariat and the new secretary general as it did before. Speaking during a ministerial meeting of OPEC and non-OPEC member countries (known as OPEC Plus), Owji condoled with all the member countries, Nigeria in particular, on the demise of the late secretary general of the organization, Nigeria's Mohammad Barkindo. He also wished success for the new OPEC Secretary General Haitham al-Ghais of Kuwait in the “challenging times for fossil fuels”. “I am confident that the successes of OPEC in recent years will continue in the future under the management of Al-Ghais,” he said. Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish