Iran Press/ Iran News: Majid Chegeni, who made the announcement in his talks with reporters on the sidelines of a conference on retrofitting natural gas production, transmission, and distribution systems and grid, added Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity had cleared all gas debt.
On June 10, Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce Chairman Yahya Al-e Es’haq said $2.7 billion of Iran's assets frozen in Iraq due to U.S. sanctions on Iran were released.
Iraqi Minister of Electricity Ziyad Ali Fadel has also said Baghdad has paid all its gas debt to Tehran.
Gas talks with Türkiye, Turkmenistan
Chegeni said Iran is holding gas negotiations with Türkiye and Turkmenistan.
The deputy oil minister added Türkiye has called for extending its contract on importing gas from Iran, and the two sides’ talks are underway.
Touching upon importing gas from Turkmenistan, the NIGC CEO said Tehran and Ashgabat are holding talks.
Last month, Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji said a gas contract would be signed with Turkmenistan soon, and imports would begin.
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