... biggest steps in this sense is reopening of Iraqi Airways’ direct flights between Baghdad and Moscow. We have just witnessed the arrival of Iraqi Airways in Moscow and now the door for Russian businessmen is wide open. We have close contact within Iraq-Russia Business Council that is trying to bring the two sides together. Economic segment of the cooperation is the one we are lacking in.
Interviewed by Maria Smekalova, RIAC Website Editor
... Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed that Moscow was providing “weapons to the Kurds through the Iraqi government” to combat the Islamic State. It also was revealed that the Kurds are represented in the intelligence information center in Baghdad alongside Russia, Iraq, Iran, and Syria. In addition to the expansion of security relations, Russian companies have been investing in Iraqi Kurdistan’s energy sector. In February 2017, Russia’s state-owned oil giant Rosneft became the first international oil company ...
... Cooperation Council (GCC). This agreement would also increase pressure on non-compliant states like Iraq, to adopt similar measures, even though gaining full cooperation from Baghdad is complicated by the Iraqi government’s lack of jurisdiction over Iraqi Kurdish oil contracts. In short, Russia has a major opportunity at the August 7-8 Abu Dhabi summit to emphasize its unequivocal commitment to obtaining universal compliance amongst OPEC member states with oil production quotas. Achieving this level of compliance will be difficult in ...
... the states involved in the conflict more interested in defeating the Islamic State or in overthrowing the al-Assad regime?
Can there be a military “solution” to the global war on terrorism? Will the Islamic State movement really be destroyed in Iraq and Syria? Or will it simply drift like a nomad to other regions, into the Russian Caucasus, North Africa, Egypt and the Sinai, southwest Asia and Afghanistan, as well as Kashmir?
How will the entry of the Islamic State into Afghanistan impact the ongoing war between NATO and the Taliban? The U.S. refused to participate in the ...
... dealing with a crisis that pushes the world to the brink of a global war. They came to power during a time when relations between Russia and the West are relaxed. They take this situation for granted and focus on each other’s faults instead. When tensions ... ... of such actions.
Of course, the world faces serious problems today: terror group Daesh (the self-proclaimed Islamic state of Iraq and the Levant), the war in Syria and Iraq, the migrant crisis, slow growth. But these are issues civilised nations are capable ...
... also some Shia countries (e.g., Yemen, Lebanon and Bahrain) have been invited to join the coalition," without Iran and Iraq "this coalition cannot be called viable and efficient anyway."
According to him, the success of the fight against ... ... and not through our fault, although more than enough attempts have been made to put the blame for all the recent failures on Russia", he said.
Saudi Arabia has announced the formation of a 34-state Islamic military coalition to combat terrorism, ...
... Trends for Russian Foreign Policy You Need
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Russian activism in Syria may have for it both positive and negative consequences. Political gains may proceed from demonstration of determination, increased international role and responsibility of the Russian Federation, its ability to cooperate under crisis with a variety of powers - the US, EU, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Israel, Hezbollah, Saudi Arabia, the Syrian leadership, part of the Syrian opposition (although with different degree of success). A significant contribution of the Russian Federation to the collective efforts to achieve a settlement could ...
... endorsed and armed by western powers – including the United States – before they were vilified and deposed. If western condemnation of murderous dictators has one rationalization, it is "better late than never."
Time has proved Russia right to counsel caution in dealing with Iraq and Libya. Certainly Saddam and Gaddafi were monsters. Certainly the people of Iraq and Libya deserved civil liberties and representative government. Certainly the United States and its western allies hoped that by toppling Saddam and Gaddafi they ...
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One of the sad things about looking at current commentary about Russia, America, and the state of their relationship is the lack of measured and reasoned commentary. Make no mistake, though, the problems between Russia and America are serious and affect a whole host of major issues around the world from wars in Syria ...
... overall situation would not slow down West Qurna-2 progress. The production rate will soon reach 400,000 bpd or even exceed this level, whereas the current rate stands at
330,000 bpd
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Baghdad is Strengthening Ties
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Although Russian-Iraqi oil cooperation is unquestionably restrained by export pipeline difficulties and red tape, Russian oilmen are genuinely happy about their engagement with the Iraqi administration and Oil Ministry.
As a matter of fact, Iraqi officials, who are often ...
