“Iran supplies about 30% of Turkey’s gas needs and claims of an increase in gas exports to Turkey in recent days are not true,” head of the gas measuring station on the Bazargan border Sadeq Akbarpour said.
Iran must supply Turkey with a maximum 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas a year under a 25-year deal signed in 1996.
Akbarpour said exports of additional gas are not possible under the existing contract and the two countries have to sign a new deal for any increase.
“Gas exports to Turkey have had an upward trend since 1996 and reached 10 billion cubic meters. Hence, it is not possible to increase them under the existing contract,” he added.
