(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki conferred with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi on Sunday.
Nuri al-Maliki during the meeting called for "cooperation in the field of fighting terrorism," a statement from his office sai
During a joint news conference, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari praised China as "the biggest trade partner for Iraq, and the biggest investor in the oil and electricity sectors
Chinese companies PetroChina and CNPC have substantial investments in Iraqi oil production, which accounts for the lion's share of government revenu
Baghdad is seeking to dramatically ramp up its oil sales to fund reconstruction of its battered infrastructure. Zebari also said Wang also discussed arming Iraqi security forces, which are struggling to curb a year-long surge in violence that has killed thousands of peopl
The situation in Syria, Iraq's civil war-torn neighbour to the west, and Iran to its east, which is negotiating with world powers including China on its controversial nuclear program were also discussed
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