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| Iraqi Prime Minister thanks Russia for supplying weapons to fight terrorists |
| 2023-10-11 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Iraq is grateful to Russia for the supply of weapons, which have had a significant impact on the fight against terrorism in the region. This was stated by Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani during negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin. He emphasized that Russia is a friendly country with which Iraq has deep historical relations. “I would like to express Iraq’s gratitude to Russia for its support during the fight against terrorism, for providing us with weapons and weapons so that we could resist armed terrorist groups,” he said . At the meeting with Putin, the Iraqi Prime Minister also emphasized the importance of cooperation with the Russian Federation within the framework of OPEC+. He noted that Russia and Iraq play an important role in the oil market, so the parties must continue coordination both bilaterally and within OPEC+. “This coordination should be based on the mechanism of supply and demand and take into account the demand of investors, oil producers and consumers,” he specified. As Regnum reported , Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani began negotiations. A meeting with the participation of delegations is taking place on October 10 in the Kremlin. Press secretary of the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov said that after the meeting with the participation of delegations, Putin and al-Sudani will continue to communicate in a tete-a-tete format. The leaders of the two countries will discuss the development of multifaceted Russian-Iraqi cooperation, as well as current topics on the international agenda and, above all, the situation in the Middle East. On February 6, Iraqi President Abdel Latif Rashid received Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov , who arrived in Baghdad . At the meeting, President Rashid praised Russia's support for Iraq in its fight against terrorism, as well as its efforts to ensure security. |
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