Oil Minister announces imminent activation of export file via Turkish port of Ceyhan
Baghdad-INA
Oil Minister Hayan Abdul-Ghani announced today, Thursday, the imminent activation of the export file through the Turkish port of Ceyhan.
A statement by the ministry received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA) stated that "Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Minister of Oil Hayan Abdul-Ghani Al-Sawad chaired a meeting to discuss the work of the joint Iraqi-Turkish committee in the presence of committee members from Iraqi ministries."
The minister stressed, according to the statement, "the importance of the files related to the work of the committee, especially the water and oil files."
It pointed out "the necessity of activating the water file in a way that serves the interests of Iraq by achieving a fair share of water releases," stressing "the imminent activation of the oil export file through the oil pipeline to the Turkish port of Ceyhan and the possibility of increasing exports through this pipeline of Basra oil."
During the meeting, the topics included in the agenda related to the subcommittees in the fields of water, energy and oil, education, border crossings and communications, trade exchange, and the sports and youth file were discussed.
The meeting concluded with the importance of completing the technical requirements of the committees, and activating the joint committees with the Turkish side in a way that serves the interests of the country.
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