Iran Backs Iraq’s Thamir Ghadhban to Head OPEC, Shahristani Says
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Iran backs the Iraqi government’s candidate for the post of OPEC secretary-general, said Hussain al-Shahristani, Iraq’s deputy prime minister for energy affairs.
Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi expressed his country’s support for former Iraqi Oil Minister Thamir Ghadhban during talks in Baghdad today, Shahristani said in an e-mailed statement. Qasemi also discussed with Shahristani ways of boosting cooperation between the neighboring countries in the field of energy, by exchanging expertise and encouraging Iranian companies to invest in Iraq, Shahristani said.