TEHRAN- Addressing the 4th Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Summit in Bolivia, Iranian First Vice-President Es’haq Jahangiri stressed the role of Iran in making global energy policies, IRNA reported on Friday.

“Possessing one of the largest gas reserves in the world, Iran has a significant role in determining future global policies about energy and in particular exporting gas,” he added. 

Accompanied by Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh, Jahangiri arrived in Santa Cruz in Bolivia on Thursday to attend the summit.

The GECF is an international governmental organization which provides the framework for exchanging experience and information among member countries.
 
Iran, Algeria, Bolivia, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Russia, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates and Venezuela are the permanent members of GECF and Azerbaijan, Iraq, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Norway, Oman and Peru have the status of observer members.

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