Iraq is looking to a proposed visit by petroleum and natural gas minister Dharmenda Pradhan next month to discuss investments in energy exploration and refineries and increased oil sales to India, Iraqi ambassador Falah Abdulhasan Abdulsada said on Wednesday.
With the reconstruction of Iraq underway after the clearing of the strongholds of the Islamic State, the envoy urged Indian firms to take up opportunities in areas such as infrastructure, healthcare, education, power generation and pharmaceuticals.
Pradhan was earlier expected to visit Iraq in mid-September but the trip was put off as his Iraqi counterpart was travelling.
