Visiting Iraqi Oil Minister Thamer Al-Ghadban announced on Sunday that Iraq and Kuwait have formed a joint committee to explore ways of cooperation in the fields of oil and natural gas.

According to the Kuwait News Agency, Al-Ghadban said that the most important one among the future cooperation aspects is supplying Kuwait with Iraqi natural gas.

Talks with between Al-Ghadban and Kuwaiti Energy Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahd Al-Sabah focused on bilateral and strategic cooperation on the energy sphere.

Iraq wanted to cooperate with the Kuwaiti private firms in developing oil fields in Iraq, such as the "Seibah" field in the southern city of Basra, said Al-Ghadban.

The Minister said that a meeting is expected within the next few weeks to discuss several issues being prepared by the joint committee.

Source: Xinhua