4 energy ministers of Iraq, Turkey, Iran, Syria meet in Baghdad

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi Minister of Electricity Kareem Waheed on Sunday invited Turkish Minister of Energy & Natural Resources Mehmet Hilmi Guler to attend a four-way meeting bringing together the energy ministers of Iraq, Turkey, Syria, and Iran in Baghdad on Thursday. “Waheed reviewed with Turkish ambassador in Baghdad Derya Kanbay and an economic and technical delegation the Turkish firms’ active contribution to implementing the new gas-powered electricity-generating stations that Iraq signed a contract for with General Electric,” according to a ministry release received by IraqiNews.com. The statement quoted Waheed as saying that Turkey is “a neighboring country of Iraq and its gateway to Europe, hence why Turkish and European firms should be encouraged to work in Iraq.” AmR (P)/SR 1