Kyrgyzstan and Iraq discuss oil and gas cooperation

Kyrgyzstan and Iraq have discussed opportunities for cooperation in the oil and gas sector and the implementation of joint energy projects, according to the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry. The talks took place in Baghdad within the 52nd session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

Kyrgyz Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Tursunkulov met Iraqi Deputy Oil Minister Ezat Sabir Ismail. The sides reviewed prospects for cooperation in the oil, gas and energy sectors, expanding trade and implementing joint projects. Tursunkulov also held separate talks with Iraqi Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammed Hussein Mohamed Bahr al-Uloom, covering trade and economic ties, investment attraction, and cooperation in energy, education, culture and tourism.

The parties agreed to continue work on expanding the treaty-legal framework between the two countries. The ministry did not name specific agreements, investment amounts or project timelines. A Kyrgyz delegation also met Iraqi parliamentarians led by Harem Kamal Agha, chair of the energy committee, to discuss transport and logistics links, trade and interparliamentary cooperation.