Iraq and Egypt discuss ways to strengthen relations between the two countries in the oil and energy sector, 20 FEB

  Iraq and Egypt discuss ways to strengthen relations between the two countries in the oil and energy sector

Baghdad / Nina / Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Minister of Oil Hayyan Abdul Ghani discussed with the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of the Arab Republic of Egypt Tariq Al-Mulla ways to strengthen relations between the two brotherly countries in the oil and energy sector.

According to a statement by the Ministry of Oil, Abdel Ghani met the Egyptian minister during an official visit to participate in the work of the Egypt International Energy Conference and Exhibition.

The Egyptian minister stressed the importance of the existing cooperation between the two brotherly countries and Egypt's keenness to strengthen this cooperation across various fields, especially oil, energy and petrochemical industries, pointing to the existing partnership and cooperation with the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation and Enppi and Petrojet, stressing the importance of expanding the areas of cooperation to serve the common interests of the two countries.

For his part, Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Minister of Oil affirmed Iraq's support for bilateral cooperation with Egypt and its aspiration to expand the volume of participation of Egyptian companies in the investment projects announced by the ministry, expressing his interest in participating in the Egypt International Energy Conference and Exhibition as an important economic event.

Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Minister of Oil Hayyan Abdel Ghani arrived in Cairo to participate in the work of the Egypt International Energy Conference and Exhibition "EGYPES2024".