Iraq and China are discussing the possibility of financing strategic projects within the framework agreement

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  • 7-03-2023, 22:11
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    Baghdad-INA  
    The Minister of Electricity, Ziyad Ali Fadel, discussed today, Tuesday, with the Chinese Export Bank (Sanyo Shore) the possibility of financing strategic projects within the Iraqi-Chinese framework agreement.
     
     
    The ministry said, in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "Minister of Electricity, Ziyad Ali Fadel, chaired a high-level meeting with the Chinese Export Bank (Sanyo Shore), in the presence of the ministry's advisor and a number of general managers," noting that "the minister welcomed the guest delegation." He thanked them for their support in financing a number of large and important projects in the production sector, such as (Rumaila, Shatt Al-Basra, and Maysan Investment Stations), which returned production that supported the national electrical system.
    The ministry added, "The minister confirmed the government's tendency to achieve solid partnerships financially and economically with everyone, and its desire to open up to everyone and develop cooperation with the Republic of China."
    The Chinese delegation expressed, according to the statement, "its great pleasure at the seriousness and relentless pursuit of the minister, and his clear desire to establish infrastructure, and they expressed their high confidence in going on with the ministry and according to what it proposes to finance a large number of projects."
    The ministry's advisor reviewed "the types of projects, the size of the technical and financial guarantees, and mechanisms," stressing that "our plans include combined cycles, thermal stations, solar power stations, and others."