U.S. Department of State Acting Deputy Spokesman Mark Toner said that the U.S. Department of State will study the agreements signed between Armenia and Iran during Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan’s visit to Iran.
According to America.gov, Toner said during the March 31 press briefing: “I’d have to look at those agreements and see what they were – entailed. I don’t have details on it. Our position about doing business with Iran has been made many times, when Iran fails to come clean about its nuclear program, but I don’t know what they – what transpired. I’ll try to do some research on that and get back to you.”
During Sargsyan’s visit to Iran on the occasion of Nowruz celebration, several agreements were signed including in the energy field.
Earlier the US slapped sanctions on a state-owned energy company in Belarus over its investment with an Iranian firm accused of contributing to Islamic Republic's controversial nuclear program.
"The State Department is sanctioning Belarusneft, a state-owned Belarusian energy company, under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 as amended by the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, for its involvement in the Iranian petroleum sector," Toner said.
Such a decision was taken following a thorough review, in which the Department of State confirmed that Belarusneft entered into a USD 500 million contract with the NaftIran Intertrade Company in 2007 for the development of the Jofeir oilfield in Iran.
