The comments by Oil Minister Kazem Vaziri Hameneh came after a swathe of conflicting reports over Inpex’s final stake in Azadegan oil field, which was agreed at 75% when the two-bln-dollar deal was signed in 2004. The share of Inpex “has been cut from 75% to 10% in the project …

According to a statement released by the Presidential Press Office, Ahmadinejad made the remarks in a meeting with Slovakia’s incoming Ambassador to Tehran here on Sunday, where Antwan Hydok submitted his credentials to the Iranian President.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday vowed to construct the Islamic Republic of Iran to attain its status of a deserving nation.