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Germany in talks with Iraq over possible gas imports - Chancellor

Germany in talks with Iraq over possible gas imports - Chancellor
Germany in talks with Iraq over possible gas imports - Chancellor Copyright  Thomson Reuters 2023
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BERLIN - Germany is in talks with the Iraqi government over the possibility of importing natural gas from the oil-rich country, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday, as Berlin scrambles to diversify its energy sources following the fall of Russian fossil fuel imports.

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"We also talked about possible gas deliveries to Germany and agreed to stay in close contact," Scholz told journalists in a joint news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani in Berlin.

Scholz did not give further details on the volumes of gas Germany hopes to import from Iraq.

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