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Iraqi PM Ali al-Zaidi meets Ahmed al-Sharaa in historic Syria visit

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Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi visited Damascus, meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa for talks that focused on enhancing bilateral relations, including oil exports through the Baniyas line and increasing trade exchange. The visit marks the first by an Iraqi prime minister to Syria since Assad came to power, as both nations aim to strengthen economic cooperation and develop joint projects like the Haditha Baniyas pipeline.

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Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi made his first visit to Damascus on October 28, 2026, meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, since the fall of Bashar al-Assad. The leaders discussed strengthening bilateral ties and economic cooperation, particularly in oil trade via the Haditha Baniyas pipeline, which both countries agreed to revive last July along with a memorandum involving Chevron for its implementation. Iraq recently started exporting limited quantities of oil through Syria following the US-led war on Iran.

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INA Iraqi Jordan Syria Syrian

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Iraqi NORP · 5× Syria GPE · 5× Jordan GPE · 3× Syrian NORP · 3× INA ORG · 2× al-Zaidi PERSON · 2× Ahmed al-Sharaa PERSON · 1× Ali al-Zaidi PERSON · 1× Bashar al-Assad PERSON · 1× Damascus GPE · 1×

Narrative

Last July, the two countries signed agreements to revive the Haditha Baniyas pipeline to transport Iraqi oil in addition to signing a memorandum of understanding with a consortium of three companies, most notably the American oil major Chevron to implement the project. “

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2026-10-28 · Al Jazeera

Iraqi PM Ali al-Zaidi meets Ahmed al-Sharaa in historic Syria visit · mixed framing

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Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has arrived in Damascus to meet with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on the first visit of an Iraqi prime minister to Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad. asserted

Zaidi → arrive → Assad

The visit comes as the two neighbours seek to strengthen bilateral ties and boost economic and oil cooperation. asserted

neighbours → come → cooperation

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border → strike → Syria

According to the official Iraqi News Agency (INA), the two leaders discussed the export of Iraqi oil through the Baniyas line, increasing the volume of trade exchange and joint work to develop the agricultural sector to achieve food and economic integration. uncertain

leaders → accord → integration

Iraq has recently begun exporting limited quantities of oil through Syria following the outbreak of the US-led war on Iran. asserted

Iraq → begin → Iran

countries → sign → project

The Iraqi and Syrian people are one people in two countries,” Zaidi said according to INA, noting that “work to develop partnership and joint cooperation in various fields especially economic and social affairs, enhance security co-operation, unify positions on regional and international issues, and work to achieve peace and stability in the region”. uncertain

Zaidi → say → region

For his part, the Syrian president expressed his “great appreciation for the visit of al-Zaidi and his accompanying delegation,” stressing “the depth of bilateral relations and Syria’s keenness to achieve the highest levels of cooperation between the two countries”. asserted

president → express → countries

Al-Sharaa and al-Zaidi had previously met last September in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, where they discussed ways to strengthen political and security coordination and expand economic and trade cooperation. asserted

they → meet → cooperation