TEHRAN April 07(Shana)--A deputy minister of petroleum has said that Iran�s contacts with foreign oil firms were never cut.

�Ministry of Petroleum has always been in talks with foreign companies and it was not such that their contacts have been cut by sanctions,� Mansour Moazzami said.
He said that foreign companies are eager to invest in Iran, adding that they are waiting for appropriate opportunities.

�Doubtlessly, with the lifting of sanctions and legal obstacles, foreign companies will be present in Iran�s petroleum industry projects,� said Moazzami.
He added that Iran�s petroleum industry is in �dire� need of foreign investment.

By SHANA