Iran, Iraq discuss deepening cooperation in energy, water sectors

Iranian Energy Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani discussed areas of joint cooperation and strategies to tackle the challenges faced by the energy sector, both regionally and internationally.

"They also discussed various aspects of the electricity sector, including the provision of electric power to the Iraqi national grid from Iran. They also touched upon the critical issue of water scarcity and the impacts of droughts on common rivers' water shares," Iran’s Mehr News Agency reports.

The prime minister also emphasized the significance of continuing dialogues and coordination between the two countries. He also stressed the need to invest in the region's political stability to serve the interests and aspirations of all brotherly and friendly peoples.