Iran promises to continue supplying Iraq with electricity and gas next summer

by **claud39** Thu Dec 27, 2018 6:54 am

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Iran promises to continue supplying Iraq with electricity and gas next summer

27/12/2018

Economy News _ Baghdad

Iran's energy ministers pledged on Thursday to continue supplying Iraq with electricity and gas next summer.
"The Minister of Electricity, Luay Khatib, received at the Baghdad International Airport, the Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardkanyan, and the accompanying delegation, which is visiting Iraq to discuss the joint files in the field of energy."
The statement added that "the guest delegation held yesterday evening, in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, Minister of Oil Thamer Ghadhban, Minister of Electricity Loay Khatib, and the Governor of the Central Bank Ali Alalak, in which the files were presented between the two countries for the electric energy processed by Iran, Imported gas, and their debts, as well as the interconnect between the Iraqi and Iranian electricity system. "
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He pointed out that "the meetings between the two sides will continue to reach a consensus mechanism for the continuity of work between the two countries."

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Abdul-Mahdi: Iraq must overcome the stalemate in the field of energy and to become an importing country

Thursday, December 27,

Iran promises to continue supplying Iraq with electricity and gas next summer NB-256340-636815122827858921

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi

Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi said on Thursday that Iraq must overcome the stalemate in the energy field, stressing that Iraq should not remain an importer, while the Iranian Energy Ministry confirmed Tehran's readiness to provide Iraq with electricity and the establishment and maintenance of power plants.

"The victory in the field of providing electricity is a victory for reconstruction and a sign of progress for nations. Iraq must overcome the stalemate in the field of energy and we should not remain an importing country, but a producer of energy," Abdul Mahdi said in a statement on the sidelines of his meeting with Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardkanian.

"The depth and diversity of the relations between the two countries and the Iraqi and Iranian peoples, and thanking the Islamic Republic for its efforts to develop relations between the two countries and to cooperate in meeting the needs of Iraq's electricity."

"The readiness to cooperate and overcome the obstacles to complete the procedural and procedural procedures and to find the necessary solutions and the success of the talks between officials and experts involved in this file between the two neighboring countries."

The Iranian minister expressed congratulations to the Iranian government and President Hassan Rowhani on forming the government, stressing the readiness of the Iranian side to "provide Iraq with electric power and the establishment and maintenance of power plants and assist in developing the necessary technology in this field, training Iraqi cadres and working according to a timetable to reduce the great waste, In addition to the direct link, referring to the preparation of a draft understanding to sign the joint contract.