Araqi said if long-term contract for increasing volume of gas exports to Turkey is signed by the two sides, necessary infrastructures can be laid down.

He said between March 21 and August 6, 2015, 2.051 billion cubic meters of gas were exported, and between March 20 and August 5, 2016, it amounted to 2.093 cubic meters.

He said from March 21-August 5, 2015, 1.038 billion cubic meters of gas were injected to Saraje and Shourijeh storage tanks and 3.096 billion to Aghajari oil fields as the figures reached 1.052 billion and 5.037 billion cubic meters in the same period this year.

Referring to presence of President Hassan Rouhani in the ceremonies marking the 50th anniversary of establishment of the National Iranian Gas Company and said his presence showed importance of the activities of the NIGC and that the company had had successful performance.