Azerbaijan, Dec.8
By Fatih Karimov - Trend:
The governor general of Dhi Qar province Bilal al Sahlani has offered the implementation of 150 projects to Iranian companies, the Tasnim News Agency reported on December 8.
The projects are mainly related to oil and electricity sectors, al Sahlani said.
"A delegation from Dhi Qar province will travel to Iran in the near future to further discuss terms and conditions for signing the contracts with the Iranian companies."
The chairman of the Iran-Iraq joint chamber of commerce Jahanbakhsh Sanjabi said on Nov. 24 that the value of the trade exchanges between Iran and Iraq stood at $6.2 billion in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year, which started on March 21.
"Iran's exports accounted for $5.6 billion of the mentioned amount," Sanjabi said. ""Exports of non-oil goods to Iraq amounted to $3.06 billion, showing a 26 percent rise year on year."
"Some $878 million worth of goods were also transited via Iran to Iraq," Sanjabi added.
"Iranian companies have won bids in Iraq to carry out over $800 million worth of technical and engineering projects, such as building dams, bridges, residential complexes, power plants, and medical centers," he said.