America announces facilities to supply Iraq with Gulf electricity
America announces facilities to supply Iraq with Gulf electricity
7/17 2020 10:17
[Baghdad_Eye]
The United States, the Iraqi government, and the Gulf Cooperation Council renewed their full support for a project linking the electricity networks between the latter and Iraq.
In a statement to the US State Department, Washington said it was “committed to facilitating this project and providing support when needed.”
This project will provide electric power to the Iraqis who are “in desperate need,” according to the statement.
It will also enable the project to push the Iraqi economic wheel and support economic development, especially in the southern governorates.
The Government of Iraq, the Gulf Cooperation Council and the United States are looking to increase close economic and energy cooperation among them as a basis for peace, development and prosperity in the region.
The three parties called on the countries that participated in the Kuwait International Conference for the Reconstruction of Iraq in 2018 to fulfill their promises towards Baghdad.
The Electric Connectivity Commission for the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, was established on December 31, 2001 for the purpose of linking energy systems in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
alliraqnews.com
