TEHRAN (PIN) – Iran’s Minister of Petroleum Seyyed Kazem Vaziri-Hamaneh will leave here for the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh on May 1 to attend an Asian ministerial meeting.

Vaziri-Hamaneh is to deliver speech in Wednesday’s meeting on Iran’s stances on the Asian energy market.

The International Energy Forum’s headquarters is in Riyadh and the IEF meeting is held every two years.

Japan is helping Saudi Arabia host the upcoming biennial.