Iran to nominate its candidate for top OPEC post June 2, 2012 - 14:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iranian OPEC Governor Mohammad Ali Khatibi has confirmed that the country is preparing to field a candidate for the position of secretary general at the petroleum producing organization, Press TV reported. “Iran, OPEC’s second-largest producer, has always played an active role in the choice for the secretary general of this organization,” Khatibi said in an interview with Dow Jones. Ecuador, OPEC’s smallest producer, has reportedly nominated a potential successor to current OPEC Secretary General Abdullah al-Badri, whose term ends at the end of 2012. The secretary general, the main representative on the world stage of the 12-member Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, helps formulate the group’s output policy and is in charge of the Vienna secretariat of OPEC. Candidates from Iran and Ecuador would bring the number of countries competing for the position to four. OPEC will discuss the issue at its next meeting on June 14 in Vienna. The two declared candidates are Thamir Ghadhban, the top energy adviser to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuria al-Maliki, and Saudi Arabia’s longtime OPEC governor, Majid Al-Moneef.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
