Energy Minister Asks Iraq to Settle Huge Energy Debt

Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian held talks with Iraqi officials in Baghdad on Tuesday including the Minister of Electricity Majid Mahdi Hantoush. 
The two sides discussed issues of mutual interest, namely in the key energy sector. Ardakanian asked his Iraqi counterpart to clear debts related to gas and electricity export to Iraq, IRNA reported. The two sides also exchanged views on expanding cooperation in other economic sectors. 
He also called on the Governor of Iraq Central Bank Mustafa Ghalib Makhif. The two men discussed ways and means for clearing the long delayed Iraqi debt to Iran.