TEHRAN August 23(Shana)--Iranian Petroleum Minister Bijan Zangeneh says, �Iran endorses an emergency OPEC meeting and would not disagree with it.�

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE AR-SA MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Speaking on the sidelines of a meeting with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, Zangeneh told reporters that an OPEC meeting would �be effective� to stop the oil price slump.

�All OPEC members must consent to an emergency and the members� endorsement of the meeting would mean that all of them are determined to reach an outcome from the assembly,� he said.

�I believe some countries (OPEC members) with political intentions are least likely to easily endorse the meeting.�

 

By SHANA