Sri Lanka is interested in purchasing oil and related products from the Islamic Republic of Iran, after resolving the outstanding financial issues between the two countries pertaining to previous purchases.
Sri Lanka's Minister of City Planning and Water Supply, Rauff Hakeem, announced that the country is keen on importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar as part of plans to shift to clean energy.
Iran and Sri Lanka have begun new talks to resume oil shipments to the Asian country, head of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) Roknoddin Javadi says.