Petroleum min. arrives in Baghdad for talks with Iraqi counterpart

Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek el Molla arrived in Baghdad on Saturday coming from Jordan's capital, Amman, for talks with his Iraqi counterpart.

Molla - currently on a two-day visit to Iraq - and Iraqi Minister of Oil Jabbar al Luaibi will hold a press conference on Sunday.

In statements to MENA correspondent in Iraq after receiving Molla at the airport, Egypt's Ambassador to Iraq Ahmed Darwish said an Egyptian delegation - comprising the deputy head of the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) and the first undersecretary of Egypt's Ministry of Petroleum - arrived in Baghdad earlier Saturday.

Last January, CEO of the EGPC Mohamed el Masri paid a three-day a visit to Iraq in which he held talks with Iraqi officials on boosting cooperation between Cairo and Baghdad in the fields of oil and gas industries, exports and refining.

Source: MENA