He underlined natural gas as the cleanest fossil fuel which can function as a bridge from other pollutant fossil energy carriers to clean renewables.
Iran has plans to reach gas output of 1000 mcm/d within the next 2 years, the Iranian president said while addressing a press takeout at the end of the summit meeting.
Iran is pursuing plans to export gas to Asia, Europe and the regional neighboring states.
The summit was very significant so long as nearly 70% of gas resources are being possessed by the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) member states, therefore the countries are very significant in energy supply in the gas market.
Rouhani also expressed happiness at reinstatement of the body's secretary general at the helm of the forum.
That 9 heads of state attended the summit is an indication of the fact that countries are realizing that coordination are needed between gas producers, he said.
GECF is the intergovernmental forum of the world’s leading gas producers that provides a framework for exchange of experience, views, information and data, as well as coordination in gas related developments among member countries.
Russia, Iran, Qatar, Algeria, Bolivia, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Nigeria, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, and the United Arab Emirates, are main members of the gas exporting body. Observer countries are the Netherlands, Iraq, Oman, Azerbaijan, Peru, Kazakhstan and Norway.
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