16-08-08 Iran's energy minister said his country was ready to offer technical services to Iraq in the fields of energy and electricity, expressing content with the current level of cooperation between the two neighbouring countries.
"Iranian experts, who acquired a good know-how in setting up power stations and extension of high-pressure lines, are ready to offer their experience to their Iraqi counterparts," Pervez Fattah said after receiving visiting Iraqi Electricity Minister Kareem Waheed.

Iraqi Deputy Premier Burham Saleh had paid an official visit to the Iranian capital Tehran, leading a delegation that comprised Waheed, Trade Minister Abdelfalah al-Sudani and other government officials. Saleh met with Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad and other Iranian officials to discuss means to activate economic agreements and supplying Iraq with electric power as well as other topics of mutual interest.
Fattah said the Iranian companies were ready to participate in the international tenders in Iraqto launch projects in the spheres of energy, water and sewage.

Waheed, for his part, praised as "distinguished" relations binding Iraq and Iran, noting the Iraqi government is welcoming cooperation with the Iranian companies. Waheed had told that the two countries signed an agreement to provide Iraq with 4,500 MW of electricity.
"Iranian companies will carry out a project of a power station with a capacity of 320 MW in the eastern Baghdad district of Sadr City," he said, adding that Iranian companies have also finalized designs for another power station in al-Hadariya area, Najaf province, 180 km southwest of the Iraqi capital Baghdad as a gift for the Iraqi people.