Iraq’s National Oil Company (NOC) and the National Iranian Drilling Company (NIDC) recently discussed cooperation in drilling projects in Iraq, a report said.

The two sides discussed views on facilitation of NIDC’s presence in Iraq, Saeid Heidarian, an NIDC official, was quoted as saying in Iraq Business News.

A high-profile delegation from Iraq comprising NOC executives and provincial officials from Iraq’s Zigar province paid a visit to NIDC in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, Khuzestan.