Syrian President al-Jolani greets the Iraqi Prime Minister in Damascus. Syrian President al-Jolani received today, Wednesday, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi and his accompanying delegation in Damascus. This is the first official visit of the Prime Minister of Iraq to Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's government at the end of 2024. The two countries share more than 600 kilometers of border, and seek to strengthen bilateral relations and expand economic cooperation. In the field of oil cooperation, Iraq recently began exporting limited oil through Syria, a move that followed disruptions in maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. The two countries also signed a memorandum of understanding last July for the revival of the "Hadita-Banias" oil pipeline. This pipeline has not been operating since 2003, due to damage caused by the US invasion of Iraq.

Syrian President al-Jolani greets the Iraqi Prime Minister in Damascus. Syrian President al-Jolani received today, Wednesday, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi and his accompanying delegation in Damascus. This is the first official visit of the Prime Minister of Iraq to Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's government at the end of 2024. The two countries share more than 600 kilometers of border, and seek to strengthen bilateral relations and expand economic cooperation. In the field of oil cooperation, Iraq recently began exporting limited oil through Syria, a move that followed disruptions in maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. The two countries also signed a memorandum of understanding last July for the revival of the "Hadita-Banias" oil pipeline. This pipeline has not been operating since 2003, due to damage caused by the US invasion of Iraq.