伊拉克，土耳其同意双电力出口

输出：巴格达，3月17日，伊拉克外交部长福阿德·侯赛因（Fuad Hussein）在这里与土耳其能源和自然资源部长Alparslan Bayraktar会面，讨论电力，天然气和石油部门的双边合作。

The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Iraq and Turkey met on Thursday to discuss cooperation in the electricity, natural gas, and oil sectors.

伊拉克和土耳其外交事务部长周四开会，讨论电力，天然气和石油部门的合作。

According to a statement from the Iraqi Foreign Ministry, the two officials explored ways to encourage Turkish companies to invest in Iraq's oil and gas sector.

根据伊拉克外交部的声明，两名官员探索了鼓励土耳其公司对伊拉克石油和天然气部门进行投资的方法。

The two sides also discussed the potential for Turkey to supply electricity to Iraq to address seasonal shortages and stressed the importance of expediting the electricity interconnection project by completing the necessary technical preparations as soon as possible, the statement said.

声明说，双方还讨论了土耳其向伊拉克供电以解决季节短缺的潜力，并强调了通过尽快完成必要的技术准备加快电力互连项目的重要性。

They agreed to double the amount of electricity that Turkey will provide to Iraq, which will help meet part of the energy needs of Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region and the city of Mosul.

他们同意土耳其将向伊拉克提供的电力增加一倍，这将有助于满足伊拉克半自治的库尔德斯坦地区和摩苏尔市的一部分能源需求。

The possibility of importing gas from Turkey to meet the needs of Iraq's power plants and ways to strengthen cooperation in this area were also discussed, the statement added.

声明补充说，还讨论了从土耳其进口天然气以满足伊拉克发电厂的需求以及加强该领域合作的方法的可能性。

In addition, the two Ministers discussed the renewal of the Ceyhan pipeline agreement for the transportation of oil, highlighting the possibility of extending it southward to boost Iraq’s oil export capacities and facilitate its delivery to European markets.

此外，两位部长讨论了锡汉管道运输的续签一致的石油运输协议，强调了向南扩展其以提高伊拉克的石油出口能力并促进其向欧洲市场的交付的可能性。

They also affirmed the importance of maintaining ongoing coordination and joint follow-up on issues of mutual concern.

他们还肯定了在相互关注的问题上保持持续协调和联合随访的重要性。

The two Ministers earlier agreed on increasing the transmission capacity through the Iraq–Turkey interconnection line to 600 megawatts.

两位部长们早些时候同意通过伊拉克 - 图尔基互连线将传输能力提高到600兆瓦。

The two countries have been operating the joint electrical interconnection line (Kisk–Cizre, 400 kV), which currently supplies Iraq with 300 megawatts, since last June.

自去年6月以来，这两个国家一直在运营联合电气互连线（Kisk -Cizre，400 kV），目前为伊拉克提供了300兆瓦。

Earlier this month, the US rescinded Baghdad's waiver to purchase electricity from Iran, as part of its “maximum pressure” campaign against Tehran.

本月初，美国取消了巴格达的豁免，以从伊朗购买电力，这是针对德黑兰的“最大压力”运动的一部分。

Decades of conflict have left Iraq struggling with chronic electricity shortages. Despite its oil wealth, the country remains heavily dependent on gas imports from Iran to power its grid.

数十年的冲突使伊拉克在长期的电力短缺方面挣扎。尽管拥有石油财富，该国仍在很大程度上取决于从伊朗进口的天然气为其电网供电。

The Iraqi Foreign Ministry also confirmed that the two Ministers explored the possibility of importing Turkish natural gas to supply power plants across Iraq, further solidifying the growing energy partnership between Baghdad and Ankara.

伊拉克外交部还证实，两位部长探讨了进口土耳其天然气以在伊拉克供应发电厂的可能性，从而进一步巩固了巴格达和安卡拉之间日益增长的能源伙伴关系。