Report: China to fund USD 20B in Iran projects

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AP Tehran
Last Updated : Nov 02 2013 | 9:05 PM IST
A report by an Iranian media website says China has agreed to finance USD 20 billion in development projects in Iran using oil money not transferred to the Islamic Republic because of international sanctions.
The tasnimnews website published a report Saturday quoting prominent lawmaker Hasan Sobhaninia saying the deal was reached during talks between Iran's parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani and Chinese leaders. Larijani visited China this week and Sobhaninia accompanied the speaker.
Iran government spokesman Mohammad Bagher Nowbakht said last week that some USD 22 billion dollars of Iranian oil money is stuck in China because of sanctions.
The US and its allies have imposed oil and banking sanctions against Iran over its disputed nuclear programme.
Iran frequently uses barter arrangements because of the sanctions. China is Iran's top crude oil importer.
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First Published: Nov 02 2013 | 9:05 PM IST

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