Russian Deputy PM to Head Delegation to Meet With Iraq Leadership

A Russian delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin will meet with Iraq’s leadership later this week during a visit to the country, a Russian newspaper reported Wednesday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the Kommersant, the delegation will arrive in Iraq with a two-day visit on Wednesday. Rogozin will hold a meeting of the intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation, the paper added.

During his visit, the Russian official will meet with the chairman of the commission, Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Jaafari, and President Fuad Masum, the paper reported. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov as well as a number of other deputy ministers are expected to accompany Rogozin as part of the Russian delegation, according to the paper.

Bilateral cooperation in the field of energy and in the military-technical sphere is expected to be the main topic of the talks. Apart from government officials, the delegation will include some 90 Russian businessmen, the paper added.