Iraq’s Electricity Minister Due in Iran for Talks
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An official with the Iraqi ministry of electricity said on Tuesday that Iraqi minister of electricity will pay a visit to Iran at the head of a high-ranking delegation next week.
Spokesman for Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity Ahmed al-Abadi said Iran has decreased the volume of gas exported to the Arab country by up to 20 million cubic meters over the past two days.
Stating that Iraqi Prime Minister al-Sudani has placed special emphasis on the issue of electricity and the improvement of its infrastructures, he said Iraqi Minister of Electricity Ziad Ali Fazel will visit Iran next week to discuss bilateral ties and issues of mutual interests, particularly the import of electricity.
The process of paying Iraq’s debt to Iran for importing energy is carried out via Iraqi Tejarat Bank, he said, adding there is not any delay in paying the debt to Iran.
Earlier, the Iraqi ministry of electricity had said that Tehran has reduced its export of gas to Iraq’s Basra due to a technical problem, he added.