Baghdad: Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani confirmed Iraq’s commitment to strengthening coordination within the framework of oil policies, emphasizing the importance of exchanging technical expertise and cooperating to ensure the stability of oil markets.
According to National Iraqi News Agency, this came during Al-Sudani’s reception on Thursday of the Venezuelan Ambassador to Iraq, Arturo Anibal Caicos Ramirez. The two sides discussed bilateral relations and ways to enhance them in various fields, particularly through activating memorandums of understanding and agreements related to air transport services and cooperation within OPEC.
Al-Sudani praised Venezuela’s role in stabilizing global oil prices and welcomed its supportive stance on the Palestinian cause, stressing the need to intensify efforts to stop Israeli violations and end the humanitarian suffering in the Gaza Strip.
For his part, the Venezuelan ambassador conveyed the greetings of the President of the Republic of Venezuela to the Prime Minister, and his desire to strengthen bilateral relations, and his appreciation for Iraq’s role in peacemaking and maintaining international stability and peace, especially in light of the progress and prosperity the country is witnessing in the areas of security, economy, reconstruction and development.