Baghdad – IA
Today, Wednesday, Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail extended an invitation to Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Alexander Novak, to participate in the OPEC Plus meeting.
The Ministry of Oil stated in a statement, received by the (INA), that “Minister of Oil, Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail, met in Moscow with Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Alexander Novak, stressing” the depth of bilateral relations between Iraq and the Russian Federation, and the importance of increasing the volume of cooperation and developing it. And in the interest of the two friendly countries.”
Ismail added, “This visit comes in response to the invitation of the Russian Minister of Energy in the context of strengthening bilateral relations, especially in the oil and energy sector, and discussed a number of joint cooperation files with Russian companies in developing oil and gas fields, as well as coordination and communication regarding the OPEC Plus agreement.”
He pointed out that he “invited Novak to participate in the OPEC Plus meeting, which is being held today, Wednesday, via the electronic platform,” stressing “the importance of the Russian role in this agreement and on the global oil market, and the two countries’ keenness to stabilize the oil market and restore balance to it in light of the challenges facing the oil market.” “And work to cooperate with other producing countries to achieve this goal.”
The statement quoted the ministry’s spokesman, Asim Jihad, as saying, “The Minister of Oil met with the Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation, Nikolai Shulginov, and the head of Lukoil, Vagit Alkabirov, and they discussed expanding the horizons of joint work and cooperation between Iraq and Russia in the oil and energy sector and the role of Russian companies operating.” In Iraq.”
It is reported that “the Minister of Oil arrived in the Russian Federation at the head of a delegation that included the Director General of the Basra Company, the Oil Marketing Company, the Director General of the Economic, Studies and Planning Department and the Director of the Minister’s Office.”