OPEC Secretary General and Chief Coordinator of the OPEC +, HE Dr Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, left Vienna, Austria this evening for Iraq where he would hold bilateral meetings with the govt on current energy challenges.
Dr Barkindo, who arrives the State Capital, Baghdad Thursday, will be received at the airport by top govt officials.
The OPEC Chief Scribe, expected to spend a few days in Baghdad, will meet the Country’s Prime Minister, HE Mustafa Kadimi, Oil Minister, Mr lhsan Abduljaber Ismaeel, among other top officials.
Baghdad is the birthplace of OPEC and a cradle of human civilisation. The country is an influential member of both OPEC and the OPEC +.
Dr Barkindo, the Wali of Adamawa, an advocate of international tourism as instrument of cooperation and diplomacy, will visit tourist attractions in Babylon and the birthplace of Prophet Abraham in the City of Ur.

















