Al-Zaydi and Al-Sharaa chair extensive talks in Damascus: Strengthening partnership and exporting oil via Banias
Al-Zaydi and Al-Sharaa chair extensive talks in Damascus: Strengthening partnership and exporting oil via Banias
2026-10-28
Shafaq News – Damascus
Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa chaired an expanded meeting of talks between the two countries’ delegations on Wednesday in the capital, Damascus.
Al-Zaydi’s office, in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency, quoted him as saying that the Iraqi and Syrian peoples are one people in two countries, noting the work to develop partnership and joint cooperation in various fields, especially economic and social, and to strengthen security cooperation and unify positions on regional and international issues, and to work to achieve peace and stability in the region.
For his part, the Syrian President expressed his great appreciation for the visit of Al-Zaidi and his accompanying delegation, stressing the depth of bilateral relations and Syria’s keenness to achieve the highest levels of cooperation between the two countries.
During the meeting, a number of issues were discussed, including the export of Iraqi oil via the Banias pipeline with an export capacity of up to two million barrels per day, increasing the volume of trade exchange, as well as joint work to develop the agricultural sector in order to achieve food and economic integration.
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