Al-Sudani praises the initial agreement to import gas from Turkmenistan

Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani received, this Saturday morning, the Minister of State for Gas Affairs in Turkmenistan, A. Maqsad Babayev, and his accompanying delegation.

During the meeting, according to a statement by Al-Sudani’s office, they discussed bilateral relations between the two countries, ways to develop them, and strengthening cooperation frameworks in the field of energy and gas, which culminated in the signing of a joint memorandum of understanding to import Turkmenistani gas to Iraq, to meet the needs of production stations and the electrical system from it.

Al-Sudani blessed the signing of the memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Electricity and the Turkmen Ministry of Gas, to supply gas, and an Iraqi delegation is scheduled to go to Turkmenistan on the twenty-fifth of this month to sign contracts.

The Prime Minister stressed: “The government has paid great attention to the energy sector in Iraq and has made it one of its most prominent priorities and a basis for developing and diversifying the economy, and developing other vital sectors.

He explained: “Iraq possesses a great wealth of gas, but it needs time to invest it optimally, after delaying this matter for years,” indicating that the trend to import Turkmenistan gas comes within the government’s vision and strategy to diversify sources of gas imports, as well as diversify energy sources to ensure the continuity of operation of power generation plants.

For his part, Babayev conveyed the greetings of the President of Turkmenistan to the Prime Minister, and expressed his country’s desire to strengthen joint cooperation between Iraq and Turkmenistan in various fields, in a way that contributes to developing relations between the two countries and achieves the interests of their peoples.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency