Such an agreement will increase the dependence on Iran to provide energy security for the region and the neighboring states, Javad Owji told reporters after a cabinet session in Tehran on Wednesday.
On the issue of transferring Russia’s gas to Iran, the National Iranian Gas Company and Gazprom have signed several documents during the past month, Owji said.
According to the agreement, a large amount of Russia’s gas will be transferred to Iran for consumption or export to the neighboring countries.
The gas deal will create an economic and industrial revolution as the neighboring states will become dependent on Iran to export or provide their gas through Iranian crossings, he added.
According to the minister, the daily distribution of liquid fuel in Iran is 265 million liters whose annual worth is about $67 billion.
IRNA