Oil minister heads for Switzerland to attend Davos economic forum
Oil minister heads for Switzerland to attend Davos economic forum
VOI - [1/22/2008]
Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahrestani left Iraq on Tuesday afternoon headed for the small ski resort town of Davos, Switzerland, to take part in the 2008 World Economic Forum's annual meeting.
"The minister will join Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Burham Saleh, who is in Davos to take part in the forum, which will kicked off on Wednesday and will continue until next Sunday," a source from the cabinet, who asked to remain anonymous, said.
"Saleh will deliver Iraq's word in the meeting, in which he will focus on the current economic and security developments in the country," he added.
For his part, the official spokesman for the Oil Ministry Essam Jihad told the VOI "after the Davos meeting, al-Shahrestani will make for Brussels to attend an Iraqi-European economic forum, where he will meet with a number of the EU officials."
"The forum, scheduled for Jan 31, will discuss a number of economic issues between Iraq and the EU," Jihad highlighted.
"The minister's multi-leg tour will end in Vienna, where he will attend the OPEC meeting next month," he also said.
