OPEC headquarters in Vienna. File photoMOSCOW, Aug 17The new OPEC Secretary General Haytham al-Ghais said he trusts Russia and the organization has strong relations with the country. recalled that OPEC has always adhered to the principle of separation of policy and cooperation in the oil market. look at history, such challenges are not new to OPEC,» the head of the organization said, referring to the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s, as well as Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990. Therefore, «the group has strong relations with Russia,» the TV channel quotes him as saying. — added al-Gais. At the same time, when asked whether this means that he trusts Russia, the OPEC Secretary General replied: “Yes.” Since 2017, OPEC has been cooperating with partner countries outside the organization, of which Russia is the informal leader, to regulate oil production and balance the oil market . This cooperation was called the OPEC + alliance. After the start of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine and the imposition of various sanctions by Western countries, OPEC continued cooperation with the Russian Federation. Saudi Arabia, the de facto leader of OPEC, in response to US calls to increase oil production to replace «Russian barrels» that left the market due to economic restrictions, said that all decisions on this issue are made only in coordination with alliance partners.
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