Shafaq News/ On Wednesday, the Prime Minister directed the ministries to proceed with implementing the memoranda of understanding concluded with the British side.
Al-Sudani’s media office said in a statement received by Shafak News Agency, “The Prime Minister chaired a meeting dedicated to following up on the outcomes of the recent official visit to Britain, reviewing the work paths of the memoranda of understanding that were concluded during the visit, and ways to proceed with their implementation.”
He added that “Al-Sudani stressed during the meeting the importance of activating all joint sectors, in light of the joint statement with his British counterpart, and expanding the scope of implementation, especially in the field of economic,
oil and industrial cooperation, and cooperation in developing the agricultural sector, in addition to the memoranda of understanding with British universities, and the memoranda that were signed between private sector companies in the two countries.”
Al-Sudani directed “the ministries to follow up closely and sectorally, according to their jurisdiction, to proceed with implementing the memoranda of understanding and the resulting agreements and field executive steps.
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Turkish Energy Minister Alp Arslan Bergdar confirmed on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, that his country did not receive any information from Iraq regarding the resumption of oil flow through the Iraq pipeline. “We have not yet received any information from Iraq regarding the resumption of oil flow through the Iraq pipeline,” Bergdar said, according to Reuters.
Iraqi Oil Minister Hayan Abdul Ghani said on Monday that oil exports from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq will resume within the next week, resolving a nearly two-year dispute over Kurdish oil exports, amid improved relations between Baghdad and Erbil.
Turkey halted oil flows in March 2023 after the International Chamber of Commerce ordered Ankara to pay $1.5 billion in compensation to Baghdad for unpermitted oil exports to the KRG via pipelines between 2014 and 2018.
“Tomorrow, a delegation from the Ministry of Oil will visit… Kurdistan Region to negotiate the mechanism of receiving and exporting oil from the region. The export process will resume within a week,” according to Reuters.
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