The roadmap for the regional energy diplomacy of the Islamic Republic of Iran was approved and announced at the Regional Energy Trade Steering Headquarters chaired by Mohammad Reza Aref, the First Vice President. This document has been developed to guide the Ministry of Oil and in implementation of clause "t" of Article 44 of the Seventh Development Plan.
Iran's Specific Action Plan in the Energy Sector
Hamid Bord, the caretaker of the Ministry of Oil, stated that based on the roadmap for regional energy diplomacy, Iran's specific action plan in the areas of oil, gas, refining, and petrochemicals has been developed with a set of indicators. This plan is designed to coordinate and align actions related to regional energy trade with market developments.
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Strategic Indicators in Energy Diplomacy
Bord also referred to the importance of private sector engagement in regional energy trade and added: Attention to technical developments in the energy market, the connection between energy trade and domestic issues, and diplomatic marketing and market-making are important indicators that have been considered in the development of this program. In this regard, the capacities of non-state actors have also been taken into account alongside state sectors.
He reminded that attention to the link between energy trade and domestic issues, examining techno-political dimensions, and utilizing marketing and strategic market-making capacities will be the main axes of implementing this roadmap.
Executive and Supervisory Mechanism
The caretaker of the Ministry of Oil further referred to the executive and supervisory mechanism of this document and explained that the Planning Deputy of the Ministry of Oil has been designated as the specialized secretariat of the Regional Energy Trade Steering Headquarters. Additionally, the International Energy Studies Institute of the Ministry of Oil is responsible for the permanent center of monitoring working groups and developing flexible energy diplomacy programs.
Bord emphasized that this mechanism aims for continuous monitoring of actions, receiving feedback, and developing programs appropriate to energy sector developments over 3 and 6 month periods. These actions will be implemented for the first time in the country continuously with the participation of both state and non-state actors in the energy trade sector.
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