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SULAIMANI — The Iraqi
minister of electricity said on Monday (July 11) that Iraq had paid all its
debts owed to Iran, according to Mehr News Agency.
The Iraqi Minister of
Electricity, Adil Karim, said on Monday in a tv interview that Iraq paid $1.649
billion dollars to Iran for the gas it purchased from Iran through debt,
according to Mehr News.
The minister said Iraq
no longer owes money to Iran, and from now on it will pay monthly for
purchasing gas from the country.
Iraq imports 42 million
cubic meters of natural gas daily from Iran, Karim said.
The minister stated
Iraq had signed another contract with Iran to produce 400 megawatts of
electricity for Basra and Diyala.
Karim said another 15
megawatts is needed to provide 24-hour electricity in Iraq.
(NRT Digital Media)