Baghdad-INA
Prime Minister Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi visited today, Wednesday, the headquarters of the Ministry of Oil in Baghdad, where he chaired a meeting with the Ministry’s senior staff, in the presence of the Minister of Oil and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff.
The Prime Minister's Media Office stated in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA),”The Prime Minister listened to a briefing by the Minister of Oil on the progress of the Ministry’s projects, particularly measures to address the crisis resulting from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the suspension of oil exports,the briefing also reviewed ongoing associated gas projects and the main challenges affecting their implementation.”
The meeting addressed,” oil exports and the need to identify diversified export outlets, as well as mechanisms to implement Council of Ministers resolutions in this regard. Discussions also covered the procedures undertaken by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to follow up on agreements concluded with a number of neighboring countries for the overland export of oil.”