NNA - A delegation from Turkey's energy ministry will visit Syria "soon" to discuss possible energy cooperation including transmitting electricity to ease power shortages, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said late on Monday.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan last week said that Ankara would do whatever is "necessary" for the reconstruction of Syria, including improving energy ties.

"A delegation from the Energy Ministry will visit Syria as soon as possible and will conduct examinations on the electricity and energy infrastructure of Syria," Bayraktar told reporters.

The Turkish delegation will also discuss energy cooperation with the new Syrian government and Türkiye's possible assistance on the issue, he said. -- Agencies 

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