No consensus reached on Iranian gas prices, says energy minister
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Yıldız said at a press conference that Turkish officials expressed their dissatisfaction about the current price of gas imports with their Iranian counterparts, and discussed an arbitration process that Turkey has been pursuing on the issue.
“They [Iranians] submitted their four-page offer. We said this offer was not enough for Turkey,” the minister said.
When asked if Iran will cut the price of its gas exports to Turkey, the Iranian president told reporters on Monday that gas prices were on the table at a High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council meeting.
“The gas prices depend on several parameters. It is not so easy to make a decision on natural gas prices. The issue was on the agenda,” Rohani added.
Asked the same question, Turkish Prime Minister Erdoğan said that ministers on both sides will discuss the issue, adding that he hopes they reach consensus.
“If we come to a mutual agreement, [Turkey] can increase the amount of natural gas imported from Iran. We can provide cheaper gas for the Turkish people; our efforts are to that end. We can produce cheaper electricity at natural gas [combined] cycle plants. The necessary instructions have been given,” Erdoğan said.
Les camionneurs sembleraient payer les pots-cassés des tensions entre les deux pays se voyant imposer une tarification spécifique de l’essence plus élevée que la normale lorsqu’ils circulent en Iran.
Turkish truckers have been crying foul over the extra fuel surcharges being imposed on them as they exit the Middle Eastern country. Iranian officials say fuel prices in the country are lower than in Turkey due to state subsidies so the country charges Turkish truckers higher taxes to make up for the difference in price.