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Iran is ready to provide Lebanon with its expertise in terms of petrol extraction, the Iranian ambassador to Lebanon said during a meeting with Energy and Water Minister Gibran Bassil Tuesday, the National News Agency reported. Referring to Lebanon as a “brother state,” Ghadhanfar Rukn Abadi said Iran wanted to allow Lebanon to benefit from its expertise. It should be mentioned that on July 17, Lebanon approved a memorandum of understanding between the energy ministries of both countries, which enables Iran to assist Lebanon in oil and natural gas drilling. “We, as the Islamic Republic of Iran, have … experts in the field of petrol extraction … and we’re ready to cooperate with Lebanon on this field,” Rukn Abadi added. “We’re ready to cooperate and to reinforce our cooperation in different areas, especially given that the Islamic Republic of Iran has reached self-sufficiency in most fields,” the ambassador said. Asked if there would be political implications to such an agreement, Abadi said that Iran had made clear before that it “only wants the good of Lebanon and of all Lebanese.” “We want the good of Lebanon and of all countries,” he insisted. “It was the occasion to discuss the areas on which the two ministries cooperate and the implementation of previous agreements on the sectors of energy, electricity, dams, water and petrol in a near future,” Abadi said. An initial draft of a proposed law delineating Lebanon’s maritime areas was approved by Parliament’s Public Works, Transport, Energy and Water Committee and the draft law is scheduled to be discussed during a legislative session expected to convene Wednesday and Thursday. (Source: The Daily Star)
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