Iran, Syria sign electricity, water agreements

TEHRAN, July 28 (MNA) - A Syrian economic delegation who is on a tour of Iran signed agreements with Iran in the fields of electricity, health, and water. Iranian Energy Minister Majid Namjou and Syrian Minister of Electricity Imad Khamis signed a memorandum of understanding on supplying Syria with electricity, importing transmission and distribution equipment, establishing generating plants and installing automatic remote reading systems, Bloomberg quoted Sana news agency as saying. Another agreement covered the establishment of waste-water treatment plants and setting up a water resource management plan in Syria, according to the agency. The Iranian energy minister also said the Islamic Republic is ready to reconstruct the facilities damaged in the fight between security forces and insurgent groups in Syria. “The Islamic Republic of Iran will not leave Syria alone in such a difficult situation,” Namjou explained.