Former oil minister chosen by Iran as OPEC Secretary General

Former oil minister Gholam Hossain Nosari was chosen as Iran's nominee for OPEC's Secretary General post, Trend reported.

Islamic Republic's current oil minister Rostam Qasemi will send a letter to OPEC, informing the organization about Iran's selection to the post of Secretary General.

Iran announced on June 2 that it will introduce a nominee for the post of secretary general of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), but a day later Iraqi deputy Prime Minister Hussain al-Shahristani said that Iran will support Samir Ghazban, the Iraqi nominee for the position.

OPEC's current secretary-general, Abdalla el-Badri of Libya, will complete his second three-year term at the end of this year. OPEC ministers will probably consider the nominations at their June 14 meeting at the organization's Vienna headquarters.