Signing a strategic partnership contract with Kuwait to pass international communications traffic to Europe via Iraq
The General Company for Communications and Informatics, one of the formations of the Ministry of Communications, signed a strategic contract, today, Sunday, to pass international communications traffic to Europe via Iraq via Turkey through temporary transit (transit) with the Kuwaiti “Zajel” company.
Minister of Communications, Hiam Al-Yasiri, said in a statement today that the signing of the contract comes to strengthen Iraq’s strategic position in the region and maximize financial revenues in implementation of the government program and the general federal budget law.
She indicated that this contract is the first of a number of contracts and projects for submarine and transit cables to pass communications traffic from the Gulf countries and the countries of South and West Asia to the continent of Europe through Iraqi sea and land ports, passing through Turkey.
Al-Yasiri added that this project and other similar projects that are currently under procedures will make Iraq a safe land corridor that competes with the only international sea corridor in the region that passes through the Suez Canal, and these projects will contribute to enhancing the security stability of the country due to the presence of commercial interests and joint work with the rest of the countries of the region and the world. In addition, it will fill an important part of the countries' growing need for large and large Internet capacities.
The minister indicated that the ministry will sign other similar contracts soon, including with Saudi Arabia to land a third submarine cable for Iraq in Al-Faw, in addition to the existence of initial approvals to connect the UAE to Al-Faw and to pass its capacity through Iraqi territory, and there are other measures with Oman and the Kingdom of Bahrain, as all the Arab Gulf states want By passing its missions through Iraq to Europe. link
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