Al-Sudani directs to suspend official work next Sunday on the occasion of the Prophet’s birthday
Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani directed to suspend official work next Sunday on the occasion of the Prophet’s birthday.
Al-Sudani also directed, during the Cabinet session today, Tuesday, the ministries to interact with the Iraq Investment Forum early next November.
Clare: Iraqi Oil holds expanded meeting with ALEXANDROS JV in the United States
On Tuesday, the Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul-Ghani Al-Sawad, received a delegation from the ALEXANDORS JV company, specialized in refining, on the second day of his visit to the US state of Houston.
The company’s delegation was headed by Ghassan Hanoudi, Executive Vice President for Middle East Affairs.
The Ministry of Oil stated in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency that the expanded meeting held between the two parties witnessed a review of the reality of the refining and refining sector in Iraq, where the achievements made and the increase in production capacities of petroleum derivatives were highlighted, which reached levels of achieving self-sufficiency for some important petroleum products for local consumption.
The Minister also stressed the Ministry’s keenness to improve the quality of production and increase its rates through future development projects and plans.
The ALEXANDORS JV delegation also included Mike Sarafa, the company’s legal advisor, Jeff DeRosia, energy director, Leon Saucir, energy operations director, and Saad Siham Al-Mudarris, strategic advisor for Middle East affairs.
The meeting was also attended by the Undersecretary of the Ministry for Gas Affairs, Izzat Saber, the Iraqi Ambassador to the United States, Nizar Al-Khairallah, the Advisor to the Prime Minister, Falah Al-Amiri, the Director General of the Southern Refineries Company, Hussam Hussein, the Director General of the Department of Studies, Planning and Follow-up, Nasir Aziz, and the Director General of the Economic Department, Alaa Al-Yasiri.
The ministry indicated that the meeting comes within the framework of enhancing cooperation between Iraq and ALEXANDORS JV and developing the refining and refining sector in line with the future strategies of the Iraqi Ministry of Oil.
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Clare: Pezeshkian: The MoUs signed today represent a new start for cooperation between the two countries
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian considered, on Wednesday, the memoranda of understanding that his country concluded with Iraq as a new start for cooperation between the two sides.
“We agreed to form a team of experts from both countries to develop long-term strategic plans that establish close cooperation to exploit available opportunities. To achieve this goal, we need to activate agreements between the two countries,” Pezeshkian, who is visiting Iraq, said in a press conference with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani.
He added: “We need to conclude security agreements in order to cooperate with each other to combat ISIS terrorism and smuggling. The agreements concluded so far have achieved good results, and we need to diagnose the weak points of these agreements.”
The Iranian president said: “We want a strong, stable, secure and independent Iraq, and in the presence of a secure and prosperous Iraq, we will be able to build fraternal relations between the two countries.”
Regarding his visit, Pezeshkian said that it “represents a great opportunity, and based on what was agreed upon, the two parties will hold specialized meetings to continue concluding new agreements.”
