Rostam Qasemi said that Iran does not sell oil to a number of European countries and "currently, the oil of Iran is not exported to Greece," according to the report.
The minister made the remarks in an inauguration ceremony of some petrochemical projects in Iran`s southern gas-rich Assaluyeh region.
Last week, Iran`s state TV reported that the Islamic republic has stopped its oil sales to two major Greek firms of Hellenic Petroleum and Motor Oil Hellas after the companies defaulted on their crude purchases from Iran.
In February, Iran announced that it had stopped oil exports to British and French companies and threatened to possibly cut its oil exports to six other European Union (EU) states, including Portugal, Spain, Greece, Italy, Germany and the Netherlands.
"For sure, if the hostile measures of some other European countries (against Iran) is continued, the oil exports to these countries will be stopped," Iranian Deputy Oil Minister Ahmad Qalebani was quoted as saying by the semi-official Mehr news agency.
If the EU states stop "hostile measures," Iran is ready to renew its oil contracts with those countries, said Qalebani, who is also the managing director of National Iranian Oil Company. (*)
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