PM's Advisor: Iraqi-American talks to invest in associated gas

Baghdad - INA

The advisor to the Prime Minister for Energy Affairs, Imad Al-Alaq, announced focused meetings in Washington to invest in associated gas.

Al-Alaq told the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "our meetings in Washington focused on enabling Iraq to invest in associated gas and produce electric energy, as well as accelerating the regional electrical connection to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the Arab Gulf states."

He added, "The United States is serious about building long-term strategic relations to enable Iraq to exploit its natural resources, which burn annually with more than 18 billion cubic meters of associated gas, whose value is about $6.5 billion annually, in addition to environmental pollution, the spread of diseases, and global warming," stressing That "Washington is serious about enabling Iraq to develop effective medium and long-term strategic solutions to invest these resources and support the electrical network."