Iraq joins the Arab gas line project

The Egyptian minister of oil Sameh Fahemi announced on Saturday that Iraq has joined the Arab Mashreq Gas transport project which so far includes Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Jordan.

Fahemi announced; following a meeting in Cairo included the oil and energy ministers in the five states "Iraq's joining the Arab Mashreq gas transport line project after the consent of ministers concerned in each of Egypt; Jordan; Syria and Lebanon to the Iraqi request." Upon the completion of the project, Egypt will provide each of Syria; Jordan and Lebanon with natural gas.

The Syrian minister of oil Ibrahim Haddad said that the Arab line in Syria will feed the transportation of gas to Iraq from Homs district; noting that the Syrian line will be linked to Turkey with the possibility of exporting to Europe.