�TEHRAN May 07(Shana)--Iran�s petroleum minister has said that removal of sanctions on Iran�s petroleum industry would help upgrade national technologies.

�Lifting of sanctions would not mean that we would no longer use domestic potentialities. On the contrary, sanctions relief would serve as a springboard for institutionalizing and upgrading national technology and acquiring regional and global markets in the oil sector,� Bijan Zangeneh said.
He said that Ministry of Petroleum would further support domestic potential even after sanctions are lifted.

�Iranian companies should benefit from such interaction to win foothold in regional markets,� he added.
Zangeneh said Iranian companies can have a share in Iraq, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan market.

�We should not imagine that all problems would be resolved once sanctions are removed,� he said, adding: �We should make efforts to upgrade technology, boost the quality of products and acquire foreign markets.�

By SHANA