Addressing a gathering of senior petrochemical
officials on Thursday, Masoud Pezeshkian, a member of the Iranian parliament,
underscored the petrochemical sector's potentialities to wean the country off
export of crude oil and gas and complete the value chain which can only be
possible by the arrival of fresh investments in the sector.
"We must be concentrated, invest and
encourage everyone to move towards investment in various sectors of the
petroleum industry," said the MP.
"We have made many decisions in the past
which we should not have made, but this is where we are now. Today we must
close ranks inside the country and nurture advantages as much as
possible," said the lawmaker.
"We have no way but to invest in our strong
points inside the country. We must first recognize our advantages and move the
country towards them."
The MP further voiced the parliament's support
for petrochemical industry, adding, "We must spare no efforts in order to
excel."
Oil and gas are the country's biggest advantages
for the time being, but should not be merely sold in crude form, stressed the
MP. "Find novel methods and we would support you in the parliament. We
will never get to nowhere by only using old methods."