Iraqi parliament speaker Haibat al-Halbousi has requested that grant Iraq special consideration over oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz during a meeting with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Al Jazeera reports citing the Iraqi News Agency.
Al-Halbousi says Iraq has been among the countries most affected by conflict in the region and has urged Tehran to consider bilateral relations “in a way that preserves Iraq’s economic interests”.
Ghalibaf has expressed Iran’s keenness to expand cooperation with Iraq, particularly in trade and economic sectors, and to follow up on existing agreements between the two countries.
