Speaking following bilateral talks in Tehran with Russian Energy
Minister Sergey Tsivilev on Monday, Paknejad urged Moscow to accelerate the
remaining legal and administrative steps required to sign the final deal.
Core Contract Provisions Resolved
Paknejad confirmed that negotiations over recent months have yielded
significant progress, with consensus reached on almost all primary provisions
of the trade framework.
"Agreement has been reached on the main clauses of this contract,
with only two clauses remaining that require supplementary negotiations,"
Paknejad stated, expressing optimism that the final terms will be concluded in
the near future.
Joint Economic Roadmap and Field Upstream Investments
The ministerial session also served to review progress on broader
bilateral energy commitments established during the 19th Iran-Russia Joint
Economic Cooperation Commission.
Key operational takeaways from the meeting include:
- Assessment
of Economic Protocols: The two ministers evaluated the
implementation status of 146 specific measures previously agreed upon
across various industrial and commercial sectors.
- Upstream
Field Development: Discussions addressed ongoing Russian
corporate investments in Iranian oil and natural gas fields, with both
sides formulating targeted solutions to resolve operational and regulatory
bottlenecks.
- Commercial
Acceleration: Both ministers agreed to expedite
mechanisms aimed at removing logistical and financial hurdles for
enterprise partners operating across both jurisdictions.