TUPRAS's trade with Iran to continue

ANKARA (A.A) - January 4, 2012 - Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yildiz said Wednesday that the Turkish Petroleum Refineries Corporation's (TUPRAS) trade with Iran would continue until a new development took place. Speaking to reporters in Turkish capital of Ankara, Yildiz said that Iran was one of the countries from which Turkey imported crude oil and that they had not yet received any information about widening the scope of international sanctions against Iran. Yildiz's comments came after a journalist asked a question on the United States and sanctions to be applied against Iran. "TURPAS purchases a great amount of oil from Iran. As of today, trade with Iran continues. This commercial relation will continue until a new development takes place," Yildiz stressed.