Baghdad Iraq has informed OPEC of its readiness to host its founding conference next year.

The Secretary-General of the Organization, Muhammad Barkindo, said in a letter addressed to the heads of delegations of the member countries of OPEC and non-member countries, that “Iraq will host the sixtieth anniversary of the founding of the organization in the first quarter of 2022.”

Barkindo added that “Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail informed me of Iraq’s readiness, desire and ability to host the founding conference, after completing all the necessary arrangements.”

He pointed out that “the General Secretariat of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is in talks with the Ministry of Oil to ensure that all necessary logistical and preparatory requirements are arranged,” noting that “we look forward to seeing you in Iraq at the beginning of 2022.”

Barkindo had announced on June 30 that the Iraqi government had agreed to host the sixtieth anniversary of the founding of OPEC on September 30, 2021, in al-Shaab Hall in Baghdad, but the Minister of Oil announced the postponement of the conference through a letter to OPEC.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency