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Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources met with Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Minister of Oil Hayan Abdul-Ghani in Ankara on 22 August 2023.
Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources met with Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Minister of Oil Hayan Abdul-Ghani in Ankara on 22 August 2023.
The Ministers discussed a broad range of bilateral and regional issues, including the Iraq – Türkiye crude oil pipeline.
The Ministers emphasized the importance of the Iraq – Türkiye crude oil pipeline for the two countries and stated the importance of resuming crude oil flows through the Iraq-Türkiye crude oil pipeline system as soon as possible following the completion of the necessary inspection activities that had to be carried out after the earthquakes on 6 February 2023. The Ministers also agreed to cooperate on the reconstruction of the Iraq-Türkiye pipeline system in the Iraqi territory.
They also exchanged views on the ways in which Türkiye and Iraq can deepen energy cooperation in the areas of oil & gas, gas & power interconnections, renewable energy and energy efficiency.
The two Ministers, who are the co-chairmen of the Türkiye-Iraq Joint Economic Commission, decided to hold the 19th meeting of the Commission at the earliest convenient date in Baghdad.