Iraqi PM Ali al-Zaidi meets Ahmed al-Sharaa in historic Syria visit
Summary
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi met Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus, in the first visit by an Iraqi prime minister since Bashar al-Assad’s fall. The leaders discussed oil exports, trade, agriculture and broader cooperation between the neighboring countries.Key Facts
- The meeting took place in Damascus.
- The article describes it as the first visit by an Iraqi prime minister to Syria since Bashar al-Assad’s fall.
- According to Iraq’s official news agency, the leaders discussed exporting Iraqi oil through the Baniyas line.
- They also discussed increasing trade and developing cooperation in agriculture.
- Iraq has recently begun sending limited amounts of oil through Syria, the article reports.
- The two countries signed agreements last July to revive the Haditha–Baniyas pipeline project.
- Al-Zaidi and al-Sharaa previously met in New York last September during the UN General Assembly.
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