Baghdad, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fouad Hussein, received today, Tuesday, British Minister of State for Middle East and South Asian Affairs and the United Nations, Lord Tariq Ahmed. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations and aspects of cooperation between the two countries.
During the meeting, according to a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Minister stated that “Iraq is looking forward to moving forward to concluding the partnership and cooperation agreement between the two friendly countries.”
Hussein also stressed the necessity of “working to strengthen economic and trade relations, calling on British companies to increase their presence in Iraq, in addition to the need for the United Kingdom to contribute to the development of the Iraqi banking sector, and issues related to the environment and confronting climate changes, in addition to the energy sector and associated gas investment.”
The Minister of Foreign Affairs also stated that “Iraq is in the process of approving the budget law for the current year, which included the allocation of large sums for the implementation of many investment and service projects, which is the main goal set by the current government.”
For his part, the British Minister of State indicated that “Iraq is witnessing a tangible improvement in its security and economic situation, stressing the British government’s keenness to provide all forms of support to the Iraqi government in various fields, expressing the desire of British companies to invest in Iraq, stressing the need to continue cooperation and joint coordination in the field of combating terrorism and defeating the extremist ideology adopted by the terrorist organization ISIS.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency