“Petrochemicals and gas are our core businesses and Iran offers great opportunities to our group. Experience, reliability and cultural sensitivity remain the key success factors to our business practice in different countries.”

“The great achievements of Iran on the Paralympic scene can be attributed, among other factors, to the war veterans who brought their will power from the war fronts to the sports fields.”

“The mechanism that OPEC has adopted recently works well when prices are high, but not when prices are low, mainly due to the fact that all OPEC members want to sell more and they do not conform to their agreements within OPEC.”

“I think it is time for Iran to look at those models of foreign partnership which are much more popular for international companies, because they understand how they work and at the end of the day there will be more profit for Iran.”

“In order to create a favorable international environment, we must promote business and investment opportunities in Iran. It is not enough to have a good opportunity, it is necessary to promote and explain it to other people.”

“The low-priced labor and reduced overhead costs of establishing a plant in Iran should encourage companies to invest in Iran. Major challenges in this field are not technical ones; they are related to banking and taxation systems.”

“Economic sanctions are out of fashion today. They do not make economic sense, even for the country that is imposing them.”

“The increase in our 2001 budget is a strong indication of Anglo American’s intention to be more active in Iran; to concentrate on specific areas and to conduct more extensive operations.”