Egyptian official: Baghdad, Cairo to form for 1st time Mutual Businessmen Council

(IraqiNews.com) An official at Government of Egypt revealed that “Iraq and Egypt will announce for the first time during the current visit of the Egyptian delegation to Iraq the formation of mutual Musinessmen Council between both countries.”

The source stated via media outlets on Monday that “The announcement will be after the meeting of the Iraqi Premier, Nouri al-Maliki with his Egyptian counterpart, Hisham Qindiel who heads the Egyptian delegation which has arrived to Baghdad on Monday.”

“The Egyptian Prime Minister will meet with the Iraqi Deputy Premier for Energy Affairs, Hussein al-Shahristani, in presence of the Egyptian Minister of Petroleum, Osama Kamal to discuss developing the mutual cooperation between both countries in oil field,” the source added.