Iran has started exporting 60,000 bpd of crude oil to Greece, Director of international affairs at National Iranian Oil Company Mohsen Qamsari said Friday.

Mohsen Ghamsari told Mehr News that under a recent agreement with Greeces biggest oil refiner Hellenic Petroleum, Iran has started exporting 60,000 bpd of crude oil to this European country.

"Greece was considered as one of Irans traditional oil markets before the sanctions were imposed on our country, and under the new agreement, we have resumed oil exports to the European country," said Ghamsari.

Following an agreement reached between Iran and the largest oil refinery in Greece on resuming crude oil transactions, Greece has called for the transit of Iranian gas to EU member countries.

Greek Minister of Environment and Energy, Panos Skourleti, has recently voiced his countrys willingness to transit Irans LNG to EUs state members. Touching upon the latest talks of Iran and Greece over oil and gas cooperation, Skourleti highlighted the potentials and capacities of the two countries, saying talks are being held to have Greece as the hub for transiting Irans LNG and CNG to Europe.

Meanwhile, Irans Deputy Oil Minister, Amir-Hossein Zamaninia, had been recently quoted saying that Greeces Hellenic Petroleum would increase the volume of oil imports from Iran to 150,000 bpd.