The position of 2 members of the Iraqi Parliament regarding the gas cooperation between Tehran and Baghdad – Mehr news agency Iran and world’s news

According to Mehr news agency, quoted from the morningBaha al-Nuri, the spokesman of the Government of Law faction, said: Iraq’s debt payment to Iran is facing some difficulties, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Electricity is seeking to overcome these complications with the Iranian side. There is coordination with Iran in this regard, and this is the right that Iraq must pay for importing gas for its power plants.

He added: Iranian gas is cheaper and suitable, this issue will be resolved through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Electricity.

Bassem Al-Gharibawi, a member of the Iraqi Parliament’s Electricity and Energy Commission, also said: “Iranian gas is important for Iraq’s power plants. Iraq pays about 10 trillion dinars for gas imports annually, so we have to pay debts to continue access to gas and electricity production.” We adhere to

He announced: Any simple stoppage of gas imports will lead to an electricity crisis in Iraq, so we are trying to solve the problem of gas supply in addition to investing in Akaz and Al-Mansouriyeh gas plants so that we can get part of the gas from the power plants. to provide ourselves and achieve partial self-sufficiency.

Al-Gharibawi added: Parliament wants to solve all problems with neighboring countries because Iraq as a country is a part of the international environment and we should support communication, relations and common interests and prefer the interests of our country over other interests.