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June 22 - Iran agreed to supply 1.5 million liters, or 9,400 barrels, of gasoil a day to Iraq over 12 months for power generation, said Masaab Serri, a spokesman for the Iraqi Electricity Ministry.

The fuel will enable power plants to generate 250 megawatts, according to the agreement signed by officials from the neighboring countries in Baghdad today, Serri said in a telephone interview.

The gasoil will be transported by trucks and sold at international prices, he said, Bloomberg reported Wednesday from Baghdad./-