Oil Minister Discusses In Moscow Bilateral Cooperation In Oil And Gas Sector And OPEC+ Agreement

Baghdad / NINA /- Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar Ismail stressed the importance of increasing and developing bilateral cooperation in a way that serves the interest of the two friendly countries. He said during his meeting today in Moscow with Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak / according to a statement of the Ministry / that: This visit comes at the invitation of the Russian Energy Minister, 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 development of oil and gas fields, as well as coordination and communication regarding the OPEC + agreement. Ismail indicated that: He invited Novak to participate in the OPEC + meeting, which will be held today through the electronic platform. For his part, the ministry's spokesman, Asim Jihad, said that the Minister of Oil met with the Russian Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov and the head of LUKOIL Vagit Yusufovich Alekperov, and discussed with them expanding the horizons of work and joint cooperation between Iraq and Russia in the oil and energy sector and the role of Russian companies operating in Iraq./ End