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Iran in "Reconstruction"

Posted by Alexander (Guest) - Sunday, October 26 2003, 1:26:26 (EST)
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Iran ready to participate in Iraq reconstruction: FM

Tehran, Oct 25, IRNA -- Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said here
Saturday that Iran is ready to participate in the reconstruction of
Iraq.
Talking to IRNA at Mehrabad International Airport upon arrival
from Madrid where he attended the International Donors` Conference for
Reconstruction of Iraq, Kharrazi said the United Nations should play
a decisive role in Iraq.
He outlined Iran`s stance on Iraq`s security and transfer of
power to the people`s representatives and currently to the Governing
Council and said, "The United Nations should modify regulations to
transfer the government to representatives of the Iraqi nation."
Pointing to Iran`s economic cooperation and participation in
reconstruction of Iraq, the minister added Iran can create a 0.5
billion dollar income annually in Iraq through promoting tourism
industry and dispatching pilgrims to that country.
He said Iranian companies can also create transit income in Iraq
through promotion of transportation, adding Iran is ready to offer
transit services to Iraq via its ports.
Kharrazi noted that the Abadan refinery has the capacity to
refine 350,000 barrels of Iraqi oil per day and offer the country`s
oil to foreign customers in the Persian Gulf in order to export the
Iraqi oil.
He said Iranian companies are ready to offer services in the
fields of gas and electricity to the Iraqi nation and added that
the Iranian government has granted a 300 million dollar credit to
Iraq to use Iranian goods and services.
World countries and European states welcomed Iran`s signing the
Additional Protocol to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, said the
minister, adding Iran predicts promising prospects for the country
in Europe and the world.
International donors pledged at least $33 billion in aid and
loans over the next four years to help rebuild war-ravaged Iraq on
Friday.
Tehran promised a credit facility of up to $300 million,
offered cross-border electricity and gas supplies and said it
would let Iraq export oil through Iranian terminals.
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