6 industrialized countries are ready to participate in the reconstruction of Iraq




2017/9/10

Ambassadors of six countries - Japan, China, South Korea, India, Russia and Indonesia - announced their readiness to participate in the reconstruction of Iraq and expand trade exchange with it.

"We discussed with the members of the Iraqi House of Representatives the experiences of our countries to exchange experiences with Iraq, and we as partners and friends of Iraq in the fight against terrorism will participate in its reconstruction," said Chen Weiqing, the Chinese ambassador to Iraq at a press conference held at the parliament building with the participation of ambassadors of the other five countries.

The Chinese ambassador stressed the readiness of their country, "to provide assistance to Iraq and expand trade and industrial exchange with him."

The Iraqi economy has shrunk since the overthrow of former President Saddam Hussein, and the pace of production of crude oil, which is the primary source of revenue.

Baghdad is now struggling to diversify its sources of income away from oil to boost its financial resources and match them with current expenditures, dominated by security and reconstruction.

A member of the Foreign Relations Committee of Iraq, Mohammed Abed Rabbo, called during the press conference, companies belonging to the six countries to invest in his country, adding that "Iraq has all the investment components such as oil, industry and agriculture."

"Abed Rabbo" to hold a previous meeting with the ambassadors of these countries, to transfer the experience to his country, "especially as some of these countries went through wars and conditions similar to what passed by Iraq."

The terrorist organization controlled one-third of Iraq's territory, but Iraqi forces were able to recover most of that territory from its control.

Iraq has demanded international support for the reconstruction of its devastated cities from military operations.

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