Turkmenistan to supply 9 billion cubic meters of natural gas to the Republic of Iraq

Turkmenistan hosted a meeting between representatives of Turkmengaz and the delegation of the Republic of Iraq, headed by the country's Energy Minister Ziad Ali Fadel. This was reported on the air of the news program Watan.

The main topic of the meeting was cooperation between the two countries in the gas sector. The visit of the Iraqi delegation to Ashgabat was an important step towards the realization of Turkmenistan's energy strategy. The meeting resulted in the signing of a Memorandum, under which the terms of the agreement between the countries on the supply of Turkmen gas to the Republic of Iraq were defined.

According to the signed agreement, 9 billion cubic meters of natural gas from Turkmenistan will be transported to Iraq through the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The term of the contract is 5 years.

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