Al-Sudani: Iraq is moving towards developing its oil and gas industry, 17 JAN

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani confirmed, today, Wednesday, that Iraq is moving towards developing its oil industry, expanding the production and export of oil derivatives, investing in Kirkuk fields, and reaching full investment in associated gas.

The Prime Minister's media office stated in a statement followed by Al-Masry, that "Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani received at his residence in the capital, London, a group of senior editors-in-chief of Arab newspapers, opinion writers, and Arab and foreign journalists."

Al-Sudani spoke about his official visit to the United Kingdom and his meetings with His Majesty King Charles III and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and about the importance and size of the security, economic and development agreements concluded during the visit, and that the bilateral agreement will be presented to the House of Representatives for the purpose of ratification.

Al-Sudani pointed out “the state of stability and prosperity that Iraq is experiencing despite the political fluctuations witnessed in the region, and the government’s success in keeping Iraq out of regional conflicts, while adhering to the principled position regarding the aggression on Gaza and Lebanon.”

Al-Sudani also spoke “transparently about the Iraqi government’s approach, its political vision for the internal Iraqi situation, and its steps to preserve security and stability in Iraq and the region,” stressing “Iraq’s standing with the Syrian people in the face of crises and challenges.”

Al-Sudani touched on “the government’s steps in the field of economic integration,” noting “proceeding with electrical interconnection with neighboring countries, and establishing related stations, in addition to cooperation in the fields of real estate development, and building new cities, within a development renaissance planned by the government program and including strategic projects, and creating a transition in the infrastructure on which sustainable development depends.”

Al-Sudani added in his speech to “signing the contract between Iraq and British Petroleum, which is the largest in the region, confirming Iraq’s move to develop its oil industry, expand the production and export of oil derivatives, invest in Kirkuk fields, and reach full investment in associated gas. ”

The talk of Arab and foreign media professionals focused on the situation in the region, the paths of Iraq's diplomatic relations with influential countries in the region and the world, positions on regional crises, the economic relations that Iraq seeks and the steps of economic integration to confront challenges, and Iraq's move towards strategic relations with major economically advanced countries, including Britain and other European countries.