Description of the Executive Director of the Petroleum and Energy Sustainability Association in Lebanon Marwan Abdullah Tehran announced that Iranian fuel would not be sent free to Beirut.
Marwan Abdullah said, in statements to the Specialized Energy Platform, today, Monday 19 September (2022), that all movements of Hizb allah The Lebanese government to negotiate the import of fuel from Iran is nothing more than political steps to appease the group around it.
He added: “Iran is a country that has major economic problems, sanctions and other crises, so it is not possible to send Iranian fuel in Lebanon for free, but he will sell it to you at the normal price ”.
A spokesperson for Tehran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs had announced that the issue of free delivery of Iranian fuel to Lebanon is not a problem during discussions between officials of the two sides, according to reports from the Iranian agency Fars and published by Lebanese media.
Iranian alternative fuels to Lebanon
The Executive Director of the Petroleum and Energy Sustainability Association of Beirut, Marwan Abdullah, said that the alternative to importing Iranian fuel into Lebanon is the introduction of radical reforms in the country, because the current situation is as if someone is looking for a solution. in one place, while the solution exists in another.
He continued in his statements to Energy: “The solution lies in the reforms electricity We need to apply the science, appoint a regulatory body, liberalize production, as well as allow the reforms to reach the Lebanese Electricity Company, so that it can raise the tariffs.
He explained that reforms have become necessary, because also a matter of importance Egyptian gas, one of the conditions for the World Bank to finance it was the introduction of reforms; Because the state is not playing its role, and therefore any other solution is temporary and not radical or sustainable.
Sending Iranian fuel to Lebanon
The spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tehran, Nasser Kanaani, announced that his country is trying to help Lebanon overcome its economic crisis, especially in the field of energy, but at the same time stressed that the sending of Iranian fuel in Lebanon for free is not on the table.
Kanaani made it clear during his weekly press conference today, Monday, September 19 (2022), that the Iranian government is in dialogue with the Lebanese government, especially the Ministry of Energy, because helping the countries of the region is part of the policy. of Tehran.
He added: “We are negotiating with Lebanon an integrated package to solve its problems, especially in the oil, electricity and energy sectors, but at the moment there is no talk of providing free subsidies”, according to the statements seen by the specialized energy platform.
Interestingly, the Lebanese are looking forward to a new hike Gasoline prices Today, despite the increases that the country has seen in recent weeks, it has reached the highest levels ever in two weeks, according to information gathered by the specialized energy platform.
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