Tehran, YJC. Iraq’s Masum voiced his country’s willingness to learn experience from Tehran in reducing dependence on the oil revenues.
In a Tuesday meeting with Iran’s first vice-president in
Baghdad, Iraqi President Fuad Masum hailed Iran's plans and measures to reduce dependence on the
petrodollars.
He noted that the Arab country has formulated plans to
reduce its budget’s dependence on the oil incomes, saying Iraq should use
Iran’s experience in that regard.
The Iranian official, for his part, described the steep oil
price reduction in recent months as a "political conspiracy”.
Eshaq Jahangiri noted that Iran has tried to turn the crisis
into an opportunity, adding, "Now that we have faced a reduction in the oil
price, we declare proudly that less than 30 percent of our administration’s
budget relies on oil.”
Heading a high-ranking delegation, comprised of 5 ministers
and 2 vice presidents, Jahangiri started a three-day tour of Iraq on Monday at
the invitation of Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.