Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki arrives in India on four-day visit

Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki arrives in India on four-day visit





MoS for external Affairs Preneet Kaur receives Iraq's PM Nouri Al-Maliki on his arrival in New Delhi

MoS for external Affairs Preneet Kaur receives Iraq's PM Nouri Al-Maliki on his arrival in New Delhi
New Delhi: Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki arrived in New Delhi today on a four-day state visit, the first high-level bilateral trip between the two countries in 38 years.

Mr Maliki is accompanied by a high-level delegation that includes ministers, senior officials and captains of industry.

He was received by Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur at the Indira Gandhi International airport's ceremonial lounge.

Mr Maliki's trip will see India and Iraq sign an agreement on energy cooperation. Iraq is the second largest crude supplier to India, with oil imports standing at $20 billion.

On Friday, Mr Maliki will visit Mahatma Gandhi's memorial and then call on President Pranab Mukherjee and Vice President Hamid Ansari.

In the afternoon, he will attend a business luncheon meeting hosted by the business houses of FICCI, CII and ASSOCHAM.


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In the evening, opposition leader Sushma Swaraj will call on him, after which he will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Maliki Heads to India for Investment
Posted on 22 August 2013. Tags: india




Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is to visit India on Thursday to push for investment in reconstruction, reports AFP.

The four-day trip to New Delhi and Mumbai, with a delegation of ministers and business leaders, follows the visit of India Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily to Baghdad last month.
But the prospects of luring foreign investment to Iraq have been complicated as the country has been hit by its worst violence since 2008, with the interior ministry describing Iraq as a “battleground”.

Maliki is due to meet with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh, as well as India’s President Pranab Mukherjee and other top officials and leaders, according to Suresh Reddy, India’s envoy to Baghdad.

Reddy added:
“Naturally economic considerations would be a big part of bilateral discussions … Since energy is of critical importance to Iraq, and India being dependent on imported energy … So energy would constitute a very important component of the discussions … But it’s not just trade alone.“

Reddy said Indian exports to Iraq totalled around $1.3 billion in 2012, up from $740 million in 2011, while Baghdad’s exports to India (mostly oil) totalled more than $20 billion last year, compared to around $9 billion in 2011.

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Maliki meets President of India

Added by Ahmed Hussein on August 23, 2013.

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Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Premier, Nouri al-Maliki, met the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, during his visit that will last for four days.
Iraqiya Satellite Channel stated “Maliki and the accompanied delegation met the President in addition to the Minister of Foreign Affairs to conclude several agreements between the two countries.”
Earlier, IraqiNews.com reported in an exclusive statement that during the visit, Maliki will call on President Pranab Mukherjee and Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari.
“He will hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, who will also host an official banquet in honour of the visiting Iraqi leader on August 23,” the statement continued.
“His other engagements would include meetings with the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj, and External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid,” the statement concluded.


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So much for his hiding out in England like some of the gurus were trying to say ....

oh now i know why it cannot rv till m comes back from india .how come our gurus did not tell us this