Iran, Iraq and Turkey sign power MOUJune 3, 2009 - 02:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Mr Parviz Fattah Iranian minister of Energy, Mr Taner Yildiz Turkish energy and natural resources minister and Mr Kareem Waheed al-Aboudi Iraqi minister of electricity inked an MOU on last Wednesday at the end of their first regional power conference held in Baghdad, Mehr News Agency reports.According to the MOU, the 3 countries agreed to bolster cooperation in the power and electricity field and link their national power grids to one another and Syria. The Iraqi minister stated the 4 countries aimed at connecting their power networks to the Persian Gulf littoral states, the Central Asian nations and to European countries in the long run. According to Mr Fattah Iran has already linked its power networks with Azerbaijan, Armenia and Turkmenistan. Mr Parviz Fattah said in Baghdad on last Thursday that Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant will generate electricity in the next Iranian calendar year. He said that energy consumption this year has shown a growth of 6% in Iran. He added that Iran has been able to turn into a major power producer and exporter by relying on domestic potential. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Armenia-Azerbaijan: Turkey wants deal after “positive developments” Turkey hopes “positive developments” in negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan will lead to an agreement. Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. |