Accompanied by a parliamentary delegation. Oil Minister arrives in Cairo to participate in Egypt Energy Conference and Exhibition, 18 FEB

 Accompanied by a parliamentary delegation. Oil Minister arrives in Cairo to participate in Egypt Energy Conference and Exhibition

Baghdad Today – Baghdad

Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Minister of Oil Hayyan Abdel Ghani arrived on Sunday (February 18, 2024) in the Egyptian capital Cairo to attend the Egypt Energy Conference and Exhibition for the year 2024.

The media office of the Minister of Oil said in a statement received by "Baghdad Today", that "the Iraqi delegation alongside the minister included both the head of the Oil, Gas and Natural Resources Parliamentary Committee Haibet Al-Halbousi, as well as members of the parliamentary committee Dergham al-Maliki and Ali Ghulam," noting that "this conference is a reflection of the series of works through which the ministry seeks to communicate with oil ministers in all countries to enhance energy in Iraq."

The head of the parliamentary oil and gas committee, Haibet al-Halbousi, said according to the statement that "the committee supports the Ministry of Oil and Iraq in general in the refineries of developed countries in the fields of oil, gas, electricity and others "

He added that "the Iraqi economy depends in large proportions on the oil sector, and although we aspire to expand sources of income, we want to increase the interest in the oil sector in its entirety."

The Iraqi delegation was received by Egyptian Petroleum Ministry Undersecretary Sherif Hassaballah and a number of officials, according to the statement.