OPEC Secretary-General Arrives In Baghdad

BAGHDAD, IRAQ (NINA)- The OPEC Secretary-General Mohamed Barkindo arrived in Baghdad late Sunday, at head of the OPEC delegation. "The Secretary-General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Mohamed Barkindo, will meet with Oil Minister Jabbar Ali Al-Laibi to discuss bilateral economic relations and the role of the Organization in stabilizing oil prices," Oil Ministry spokesman Asim Jihad said. "Barkindo will attend the Third Energy Conference, which will be held next Wednesday with the participation of (50) oil companies in Baghdad and under the auspices of the Prime Minister and with the participation of a number of officials and experts." "Barkindo is due to attend the Ministry of Oil ceremony titled ' The Fighter's Wedding" to marry 200 members of the popular mobilization as a tribute to what they have offered in the battles against Daesh." He said that Barkindo met this morning with President Fuad Masum, and is scheduled to meet today Prime Minister Haider Abadi. "/ End