Tuesday, 29 December 2020 5:19 PM
[ Last Update: Tuesday, 29 December 2020 5:19 PM ]
Iran’s Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian speaks to an IRNA reporter in Baghdad after meeting senior Iraqi officials on December 29, 2020. (IRNA photo)
Iran’s Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian says he has reached an agreement with the Iraqi government authorities on how Iranian funds blocked in a commercial bank in the Arab country could be used by Tehran for purchase of COVID-19 vaccines from a European manufacturer.
While visiting the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Tuesday, Ardakanian said that Iraqi authorities had also agreed to pay overdue debts to the National Iranian Gas Company and Iran’s state electricity company Tavanir.