Governor of Anbar: De-desertification of Iraq requires huge money and regional effort

According to the report of the International Economic Group of the Fars news agency, quoted by the official Iraqi news agency.Waa), “Ali Farhan”, the governor of Anbar, Iraq, referring to the huge natural resources of Anbar, said today, “The local government of Anbar has tried to provide the ground for oil exploration in this province.”

He added: “Many efforts have been made to ensure the security of companies in Anbar, and it is hoped that the Iraqi Ministry of Oil will take action to complete oil discoveries after canceling the contract with the Korean company.”

Pointing out that the local authorities of Anbar are pursuing the case of oil exploration in this province in cooperation with the Ministry of Petroleum and Saudi-American companies, he said: Many new oil wells have been discovered in Al-Nakheeb and Al-Tharsar (areas near the border with Saudi Arabia) and The Ministry of Petroleum also has its statistics.

Stating that Anbar province has huge reserves of high-quality gas, he expressed hope that by investing in the gas and oil fields of Anbar, investments will be made on natural resources in this province in order to improve the economic reality and electricity reality.

He emphasized: The local government of Anbar province has also taken practical measures to invest in phosphate reserves.

Farhan explained about the suspended factories in the province: Most of the factories and construction companies are suspended and resuming their work requires the legal approval of the parliament and practical measures of the government for investment.

The governor of Anbar also said that dealing with the problem of desertification in this province requires international efforts and the support of the central government and said: Anbar is different from other provinces due to its vast desert areas.

Farhan added: The Ministries of Environment and Agriculture have plans and ideas to eliminate desertification in the province, and it is hoped that the government will allocate funds for this from the next budget. The local government also has studies, but the problem is big and requires international and regional efforts and huge amounts of money.

Iraq’s Sunni province of Anbar was one of the areas occupied by ISIS in Iraq, and the Popular Mobilization Forces of this country played a big role in liberating those areas, especially Al-Nakheeb and Tarsar.

Remains of ISIS elements are still active in areas of Anbar; But Al-Hashd al-Shaabi with the help of Iraqi security forces continue to clear these places of terrorists.

On the other hand, considering that one of the second largest gas resources in the world is in Anbar province in western Iraq, during the recent years, political groups in Iraq have opposed the Saudi-American plan in support of creating a Sunni climate in Anbar and dominating unharvested gas resources. They warned there.

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