The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 28th Iran International Oil, Gas, Refining and Petrochemical Exhibition (Iran Oil Show 2024).
NIOC Managing Director Mohsen Khojsteh-Mehr discussed the areas of cooperation between the two countries with the Iraqi side, which was comprised of Director General of the Oil Pipelines Company Ali Abdul Kareem Al-Moussawi, Director General of Basra Oil Company Bassem Abdul Karim and heads of some other major companies.
The Iraqi delegation said that the proximity of the two countries is a great opportunity for the Iraqi oil industry.
Emphasizing the respectable neighborliness of the two countries, Khojsteh-Mehr considered it necessary to use the potentials of the private sector in Iraqi oil projects.