Al-Sudani: The government is committed to boosting cooperation with Turkish companies
The Prime Minister's Media Office said in a statement obtained by the Iraqi News Agency (INA) that 'Prime Minister Mohammed Shi'a Al-Sudani received the Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Alparslan Bayraktar,' according to the statement.
According to the statement, the Prime Minister stressed 'the government's keenness to enhance joint cooperation with Turkish companies in various sectors, in addition to the collaboration in the field of energy, which the government is working to diversify its sources, including increasing the supply of electricity through the joint interconnection, as well as with regard to the strategic development road project, in addition to emphasizing closer cooperation in the field of water, ensuring regular water imports to Iraq.'
'The government is making great efforts to resume the export of oil from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq,' he said, noting that 'negotiations are continuing with the foreign oil companies contracted with the region to resolve some technical issues to resume exports.'
For his part, Bayraktar expressed 'his country's desire for more cooperation with Iraq in various fields, including refinery projects and petrochemical industries, and the importance of exporting oil from Basra through the Turkish port of Ceyhan,' referring to 'the development road project and its promising investment opportunities.'
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