Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Thursday urged the members of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to unite and consistently prevent the U.S. from pressuring any of them.

“The OPEC members should act in a way that their measures will not harm another member.I believe that if the OPEC members act unitedly and consistently, the U.S. will not be able to sanction and place one of them under pressure,’’ Mr Pezeshkian said.

Mr Pezeshkian said this during a meeting with OPEC Secretary-General Haitham Al Ghais in Tehran.

A statement from his office said that during the meeting, Mr Pezeshkian emphasised the “great’’ importance of arriving at a common language, attitude and policy of the OPEC members.

Mr Pezeshkian called for efforts to keep the organisation away from politicisation.

On his part, Mr Al Ghais praised Iran for its “constructive’’ role in the organisation, noting that as a founding member, the country has always played a positive role in OPEC.

Mr Al Ghais said OPEC has always sought to enhance cooperation among its members to guarantee their collective interests, highlighting the great importance of such collaboration. 

(dpa/NAN)