TEHRAN - The Managing Director of National Iranian Gas Company (NIOC) has said the country’s gas export deal with Iraq is going to be extended by the end of 2023, Shana reported.

“According to the agreement between Iran and Iraq, a working group consisting of experts from both sides will work on the details of extending the gas export deal to Baghdad so that this contract is extended before the end of the year,” Majid Chegeni said.

Referring to the recent meeting of Oil Minister Javad Oji with Iraq's Electricity Minister Ziad Ali Fazil in which the Iraqi side had expressed the desire to develop Tehran-Baghdad gas relations, the official said: “Currently, the two countries have good relations in the field of energy, and the officials of both sides are very willing to strengthen these relationships.”

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