SHANA - A member of the Iranian parliament said the outcome of the 175th meeting of members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was a victory for Iran�s petroleum diplomacy.

Speaking to Shana, Salam Amini, a member of the parliament�s energy committee, said that the outcome of the 5th Joint OPEC-non-OPEC Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) and Iran�s exemption of any production cut programs by OPEC and non-OPEC producers were a victory of Iran.

�I was present in the meeting and witnessed how the Iranian Minister of Petroleum and his accompanying delegation defended the rights of the Iranian nation,� the MP, who accompanied the Iranian delegation to JMMC in Vienna on Friday, said.

He said, �I regard the outcome of this meeting as a petroleum diplomatic strength for Iran which was made possible by the petroleum minister�s tact.�

After the meeting of OPEC members and non-OPEC producers, it was decided that 14 OPEC members and 10 non-OPEC producers including Russia, reduce their daily production by 1.2 mbd to help improve the prices.