Iraq, France Agree On Energy, Security Cooperation
Muhammad Irfan Published January 27, 2023 | 02:20 PM
BAGHDAD, Jan. 27 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 27th Jan, 2023 ) :Iraq and France on Thursday inked a strategic partnership agreement to enhance bilateral cooperation in various areas including energy and security,according to Iraqi officials.
The agreement was signed during Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani's one-day visit to France's capital Paris, after he met with French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne and talked with President Emmanuel Macron, al-Sudani's media office tweeted.
During talks with Macron, the two leaders discussed bilateral ties, regional and international issues of common concern, and joint cooperation in vital sectors, said the media office's press release.
The agreement covers cooperation in such areas as combating terrorism and extremism, cultural exchange, crisis management, combating economic and organized crime, protecting the environment and promoting human rights, which, al-Sudani tweeted on Thursday, "lays down a road map for expanding our two countries' cooperation in various fields."The past years have witnessed deepened bilateral exchanges. Macron has visited Iraq twice, one in 2020 and another in 2021. France-headquartered oil producer TotalEnergies signed a deal with the Iraqi government in 2021, agreeing to invest in oil, gas and renewables projects in southern Iraq over 25 years.
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