He said the Armenian delegation had come to Tehran following Iran's call for gas transit to Georgia through Armenian territories.
The two sides have agreed to change the Armenian buyer of Iranian gas which is currently Yerevan Thermal Power Plant and a new gas deal be signed between the plant and the new organization which is yet to be formed, added Zangeneh.
Asked what advantage formation of this organization will have for Iran, Zangeneh said export of gas is an advantage herein.
He also said Iran has also signed a trial deal with a Georgian buyer which will hopefully be enforced before March 2017.
Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh said Armenia recently requested for more gas from Iran because gas transfer from Russia to this country was interrupted for a period of 40 days so Iran raised gas export to Armenia from 1mcm/d to 3.5mcm/d just to help Yerevan.
He said boosting energy ties with neighboring countries by exporting more gas is one of the strategies Iran is seeking currently.
The top Iranian energy official further touched on the gas-for-power barter between Iran and Armenia, saying the proportion of the barter has increased in such a way that in the past Iran received 3kW/h for every cubic meter of gas it supplied Armenia which has risen to 3.2kW/h.
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