Iraq demands $ 28 million from an American company


A member of the legal committee in the House of Representatives, Alia Nassif, that the US company Carkel still owed debt to Iraq from a previous contract in 2004 estimated at 28 million dollars.

Nassif said in a press statement received by "Economy News" that "the US company Carkel still owed debt for Iraq from a previous contract in 2004 estimated at $ 28 million, where it received this amount in the hope that Iraq is equipped with the amount of 81 thousand tons of wheat did not equip , And since that time evade this company and did not pay what it named.

She explained that "dealing with this company was suspended by the Ministry of Commerce," noting that "the Minister of Trade and Salman Jumaili agency got himself as Minister of Commerce and Chairman of the Committee on Economic Affairs an exception to this company and gave it last Thursday 2/11/2017 contract for the processing of the amount of 300 thousand Tons of American wheat without repaying the amount of 28 million dollars that it has. "

"Both contracts are direct purchase on the basis of a protocol between the US Embassy and the Ministry of Commerce, which is an unfair protocol against Iraq, as well as the US wheat is classified in the third degree after Canadian wheat and wheat Australian, and this is known globally and also known at the laboratory of the General Grain Trade Company" .

Naseef stressed the need to stop this contract and to hold accountable those responsible for it. Another contract was given to an American company called ADM to supply 150,000 tons of American wheat, also to shed the ash in Laayoune.

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