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Iran suspends oil export to India (UPDATE)
Azerbaijan , Baku, 1 August /Trend D.Khatinoglu/
Iran has suspended oil export to India because of the latter’s $4.8 billion debt, reoprted Fars News Agency quoting Iranian parliamentary energy commission member Emad Hosseini as saying on Monday.
"We held a meeting with Iranian Oil Ministry takecare Mohammad Aliabadi about Indian companies’ debt for Iranian oil supplies and decided to suspend oil export to this country," he said.
Hosseini noted that India’s oil debt over Iran’s oil export totals $7.9 billion. Iran has received $4.8 billion maturing liability of this figure and is waiting for the rest to be repaid.
"We would keep suspending oil export until India pays the debt value completely," he underlined.
Earlier, Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Mahmoud bahmani said that Iran has solved the oil payment problem with India after long negotiations Mehr News Agency reported.
Iran has suspended oil export to India because of the latter’s $4.8 billion debt, reoprted Fars News Agency quoting Iranian parliamentary energy commission member Emad Hosseini as saying on Monday.
"We held a meeting with Iranian Oil Ministry takecare Mohammad Aliabadi about Indian companies’ debt for Iranian oil supplies and decided to suspend oil export to this country," he said.
Hosseini noted that India’s oil debt over Iran’s oil export totals $7.9 billion. Iran has received $4.8 billion maturing liability of this figure and is waiting for the rest to be repaid.
"We would keep suspending oil export until India pays the debt value completely," he underlined.
Earlier, Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Mahmoud bahmani said that Iran has solved the oil payment problem with India after long negotiations Mehr News Agency reported.
