伊朗和印度石油部长将举行会晤

Iran\'s oil minister is visiting India in an effort to revive Iran\'s crude oil sales to the South Asian nation.

Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi met Monday with his Indian counterpart Veerappa Moily.  The two discussed several possible solutions to Iran\'s dwindling oil sales, including Iran\'s offer of insurance to Indian refiners that say they cannot continue insurance coverage of plants that process Iranian crude because of U. S. and European Union sanctions on Iranian oil.

Analysts say Tehran\'s offer would not be a viable solution to insurance problem because Iranian insurance companies are also under sanctions.

The Western sanctions, aimed at forcing Iran to curb its nuclear program, have greatly reduced Iran\'s crude oil exports, costing the country billions of dollars in revenue.

伊朗石油部长罗斯塔姆.卡塞米星期一会晤了印度石油部长韦拉帕 莫伊利，双方讨论了解决伊朗石油销售下降的问题，包括伊朗向印度炼油厂提供保险。印度炼油企业说，由于美国和欧盟对伊朗石油实行制裁，它们无法继续为那些加工伊朗原油的厂家提供保证金。

分析人士说，德黑兰的做法不会成为解决保险问题的可行性方案，因为伊朗的保险公司也受到制裁。

西方旨在迫使伊朗取消其核项目的制裁大大减少了伊朗的原油出口，给这个国家造成严重的财政损失。