November 19, 2009
Oil Ministry said on Thursday that Iraq and Kuwait to Baghdad in search of oil fields, where the border between the two sides agreed to hold a meeting before the end of this month on the same subject, according to a ministry statement.
The statement added that "the oil ministry undersecretary for extraction Abdul Karim Laibi met with high-priced Kuwaiti ambassador in Iraq on the believer, to discuss ways of strengthening bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries in areas of oil and other fields.
And reviewed the proxy "The reality of Iraq's oil industry and its developments, particularly in the development of oil fields in the two rounds of licensing the first and second to increase production and consistent with the location of Iraq for countries producing and exporting oil.
The statement said that Iraq and Kuwait "have agreed to hold the fifth meeting between the Iraqi-Kuwaiti Joint Committee in Kuwait on 24 of November to discuss joint border oil fields," as the two sides agreed on "the use of third party technical assessment is accurate for these fields and then submitted to the Committee to take the appropriate decision thereon.
He stressed the Kuwaiti Ambassador to "consolidate the bonds of fraternal relationship between the two countries and peoples of Iraq and Kuwait, Kuwaiti companies and expressed the readiness to work in the oil sector and contribute to the development of Iraq's infrastructure and the reconstruction of Iraq."
In turn, welcomed the Deputy Minister of Oil, according to the statement of Mr. willingness to contribute to the Kuwaiti side in the development of the oil sector, pointing out that Iraq "welcomes all Arab and international companies specialized in the oil industry to take advantage of their expertise in the development of its oil industry."
