Iran will stop buying Turkmen gas if it does not resume normal volumes of gas supplies
Iran will stop buying Turkmen gas if Turkmenistan does not resume normal volumes of gas supplies, Oil Minister Gholamhossein Nozari was quoted as saying on Sunday.
Nozari said Turkmenistan wanted to double the price for the natural gas it sells to Iran.
Turkmenistan halted daily deliveries of up to 23 million cubic metres to Iran late last month because of "technical problems".
However, in Iran's opinion, Turkmens also seeks a higher price for the natural gas it ships to Iran.
"Turkmenistan must first start supplying gas and then come to discuss (the price)," Nozari said. "Otherwise we will announce that we don't need Turkmen gas."
