MNA � The Iranian Parliament has approved the motion to question Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh on a case related to contracts with France�s Total.

At the end of today�s open session, the Parliament�s presiding board approved the proposal by an MP to summon Zanganeh over Total�s corruption case.

The veteran minister will be summoned to the Parliament to convince the answer the lawmakers' questions in the coming sessions.

Earlier in December, a Paris court fined the French energy giant Total 500,000 euros ($570,000) for bribing foreign public officials in a case related to Iranian contracts in 1997. The company was charged with paying $30 million under the cover of a consultancy contract to facilitate a deal for the giant South Pars Gas Field, in the Persian Gulf.

The corruption case dates back to Zanganeh�s tenure.

Regarding the verdict against Total for paying bribes to some Iranian officials, one of the questions will be about the persons receiving the dirty money.