Netherlands named Consul in Basra to open prospects for economic cooperation


2016/12/7 20:52


{Baghdad: Euphrates news}

Nasraoui, Majid, the Governor of Basra on Wednesday, the Dutch Government erected her Honorary Consul in the province, and assured that the Consulate will open horizons of joint cooperation between the Netherlands and the city of Basra, with Netherlands Ambassador in Iraq Jan valtmans the importance of creating economic opportunities for both countries.


Governor of Basra said at a press conference held by building your Messenger agency {Euphrates news} that "the Dutch Government decided to open a Consulate honorary in Basra and prepare the seventh Consulate in the province to contribute to activate diplomatic role for conservation, noting it's the move of the Dutch Government in the financial crisis experienced by Iraq but Dutch interests in Basra requires opening a consulate.

He continued, "the task of the Dutch Consulate in Basra open horizons of joint cooperation in the presence of participants in Basra and the Netherlands, noting that more than 50 Iraqis holds Dutch nationality and number them from Basra's sons are working in those companies.

He added that "ten thousand Iraqi students studying in the Netherlands and a large number of optometrists as well as a Dutch work in companies in the province and more than 70 Dutch company working in Iraq and part of it in the province requires interests and open a Consulate are benefiting from them.

The Dutch Ambassador in Iraq Jan valtmans during the Conference, 54 years after the opening of the Dutch Consulate in Basra is to consolidate the Dutch relations with Basra and the Consulate will sponsor economic and trade interests and work according to the participants between the two countries and the city of Basra.

Valtmans said that the Government of the Netherlands inaugurated Simon Damon Honorary Consul in Basra and personalities active in the economic field in the County and upgrade the Dutch representation to the level of Consulate General honorary and not we will presently find economic opportunities between the two countries.

Basra Governorate include consulates of foreign countries, including the US Consulate Arab and Iranian and Kuwaiti and Egyptian consulate and Russian.

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