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Govt hopes to resolve Iran oil payment row this week

The government hopes to resolve an oil payment row with Iran when officials travel to Tehran this week, Oil Secretary S Sundareshan said on Monday, as New Delhi looks to balance its energy needs with its diplomatic interests.

January 10, 2011 / 15:26 IST

The government hopes to resolve an oil payment row with Iran when officials travel to Tehran this week, Oil Secretary S Sundareshan said on Monday, as New Delhi looks to balance its energy needs with its diplomatic interests.

The two nations have not been able to find a solution on how to pay for oil after India's central bank said in December payments to Iran could no longer be settled through a longstanding clearing house system run by central banks.

first published: Jan 10, 2011 01:33 pm

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