Pezeshkian calls GECF summit "constructive and fruitful" before leaving Russia

SHANA (Tehran) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tuesday night that the 8th summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum in Moscow was constructive and fruitful, according to president.ir.

Iran's ambassador to Russia:

Embassy will follow through on gas summit understandings

SHANA (Tehran) — Iran's ambassador to Russia said Tuesday that the Iranian Embassy in Moscow will work with full force to put into effect the understandings reached at the 8th summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum.

Caretaker oil minister says energy, political diplomacy active despite unequal war

SHANA (Tehran) — Iran's caretaker oil minister said Tuesday that talks with Russian officials, major Russian energy companies and other members of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum produced progress toward expanded oil and gas cooperation and joint projects, Shana, the oil ministry's news agency, reported.

GECF summit declaration backs natural gas as a key energy source

SHANA (Tehran) — The Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) has reaffirmed the sovereign rights of its member countries over their natural gas resources and called for stronger international cooperation to secure gas supplies, expand investment and strengthen the industry’s role in the global energy system.

Pezeshkian urges multipolar order in Kremlin talks with Putin

SHANA (Tehran) — President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tuesday that countries in the Middle East can resolve their own problems without the United States, as he met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on the sidelines of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum summit.

Iran, Qatar leaders meet on sidelines of gas exporters summit

SHANA (Tehran) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, met Tuesday on the sidelines of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum summit in Russia to discuss ways to expand bilateral relations and strengthen energy cooperation, the Iranian government's news service reported.

Secretary-General: Natural gas key to affordable energy, poverty reduction and sustainable development

SHANA (Tehran) – The Secretary-General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) stressed the need to strengthen the security, resilience and sustainability of the global energy system, saying natural gas, as one of the cleanest fossil fuels, plays an important role in providing affordable energy, reducing poverty and achieving sustainable development goals.

Putin urges gas exporters to deepen cooperation as supply disruptions rattle market

Tehran (SHANA) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday called on members of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum to strengthen cooperation, coordinate responses to market crises and back long-term investment, saying natural gas will remain a pillar of global energy for decades.

President Pezeshkian at GECF Moscow Summit:

Attacks on energy infrastructure, blockade threaten global energy security

SHANA (Tehran) – Addressing the eighth summit of heads of state of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran said geopolitical developments have put global energy security under serious strain. He also called for deeper cooperation among member states and declared Iran's readiness to play a more active role in the Forum.

Iran's envoy eyes energy boost from Moscow summit

SHANA (Tehran) — Iran's ambassador to Russia said President Masoud Pezeshkian's attendance at the Gas Exporting Countries Forum summit in Moscow is an opportunity to strengthen bilateral cooperation with Russia, especially on energy and a planned gas transfer project, the Islamic Republic News Agency reported.

GECF summit opens in Moscow with Iran in attendance

SHANA (Tehran) — The eighth summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) opened in Moscow on Tuesday with leaders and senior officials from member and observer countries attending.

Iran, Qatar discuss energy cooperation in Moscow

SHANA (Tehran) — Iran's caretaker oil minister and Qatar's energy minister met in Moscow on Tuesday to discuss strengthening bilateral energy cooperation and expanding their presence in gas markets.

President Pezeshkian arrives in Russia for GECF Summit

SHANA (Tehran) – President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Russia to attend the eighth summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF).

Iran, Azerbaijan discuss energy trade, technical ties

SHANA (Tehran) — Iran's caretaker oil minister and Azerbaijan's energy minister held detailed talks Monday on energy trade and other areas of cooperation on the sidelines of a ministerial meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum.

Iran's envoy to Moscow:

Presidential delegation to gas summit marks ‘strategic step’ in energy diplomacy

SHANA (Tehran) – Iran's ambassador to Moscow said in a post on the social media platform X that the presence of a high-ranking Iranian delegation, headed by the president and joined by the foreign and acting oil ministers, at the eighth summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) in Moscow is a strategic step toward consolidating active energy diplomacy.

Iran calls on gas exporters to expand technology, research ties

SHANA (Tehran) — Iran's caretaker oil minister said the Gas Exporting Countries Forum should make more targeted use of its capacities to raise its international standing, pointing to expanded management and engineering cooperation and closer ties among member states' research institutions.

Iran, Russia call cooperation favorable, say gas trade deal moving toward finalization

SHANA (Tehran) – Iran's caretaker oil minister and Russia's energy minister met Monday in Moscow, rated their cooperation favorably and stressed the need to expand bilateral activity.

Pezeshkian: GECF summit will focus on energy route security, free trade, multilateralism

SHANA (Tehran) – President Masoud Pezeshkian said Monday that talks on securing energy transit routes, easing free trade and strengthening multilateralism in the international system will be central to the eighth summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum.

Bovard calls for GECF cooperation, says US, Israeli warmongering endangers energy security

SHANA (Tehran) – Caretaker oil minister said Monday that the warmongering of the United States and Israel has endangered energy security in the region and around the world, and he urged members of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum to work together.

Tehran, Caracas discuss market trends on sidelines of GECF meeting in Moscow

SHANA (Tehran) – Iran’s caretaker oil minister and Venezuela's oil minister met in Moscow on Monday to exchange views on the latest developments in global crude oil markets and on OPEC and OPEC+ agreements, on the sidelines of a ministerial meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum.

Iran ready to transfer oil, gas technical know-how to Senegal

SHANA (Tehran) – Iran's acting oil minister, in a meeting with Senegal's minister of energy and petroleum, stressed the need to find an effective path for energy cooperation between Tehran and Dakar. He announced Iran's readiness to transfer its technical knowledge and experience in developing oil and gas fields and building oil and gas refineries to the African country.

Trilateral energy talks in Moscow: Iran, Qatar, Libya push for stronger gas cooperation

SHANA (Tehran) – A trilateral meeting between Iran's caretaker oil minister, Qatar's energy minister and Libya's oil and gas minister was held to strengthen energy cooperation and ensure an effective presence in global gas markets.

Ambassador: Pezeshkian to discuss faster work on energy, rail projects in Moscow

SHANA (Tehran) — Iran's president will use a meeting with his Russian counterpart this week to review bilateral relations and discuss speeding up joint projects in oil, gas and rail, Iran's ambassador to Russia said.

Pezeshkian will head to Moscow for GECF summit

SHANA (Tehran) — President Masoud Pezeshkian will travel to Moscow on Monday evening to attend and speak at the eighth summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), the head of public relations at the president's office said.