TEHRAN August 09 (Shana)--An Iranian deputy minister of petroleum has voiced Iran's readiness to sell more oil to Japan once the sanctions are lifted.

Mohsen Qamsari, director of international affairs at National Iranian Oil Company, said Japan is a traditional customer of Iranian oil and "Iran is ready to bring the level of its exports back to the pre-sanctions era."

Qamsari's statements came after a meeting of Iranian petroleum minister with a high-profile Japanese delegation here in Tehran on Sunday.

The delegation led by State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Daishiro Yamagiwa arrived in Tehran on Saturday for a two-day visit to hold talks with Iran's senior officials.
The delegation comprises trade officials and executives of major Japanese industries such as Mitsui & Co., Kansai Paint Co., Sanden Holdings, Nippon Steel, Sojitz, ITOCHU and Kamematu.

Their visit to Iran is the first by a Japanese trade delegation in 14 years.
The delegation is the latest of a series of foreign delegations to flock to Iran in pursuit of normalizing ties by enhancing industrial and business cooperation with the country ever since it reached a historic nuclear deal with world powers in Vienna.

By SHANA