French contribution to Iraqi power stations in ministry meeting

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: A senior Electricity Ministry official on Wednesday met with French officials to discuss French companies’ role in the establishment of power generating stations and the rehabilitation of natural gas stations. “A senior under secretary of state in the ministry, Raad al-Haris, received in his office the head of the economic missions to the Middle East in the French Ministry of Finance and Economy,” according to a ministry statement received by IraqiNews.com news agency. The meeting tackled the readiness of the French side to send representatives of energy companies to Baghdad to discuss ideas in greater depth. SS (P)/SR 1