Iraq And The United States Of America Hold Trade Meetings In Washington, 8 MAY

 Iraq And The United States Of America Hold Trade Meetings In Washington

Tuesday 07, May 2024 12:42 | Economical Number of readings: 329

Baghdad / NINA / The Ministry of Commerce announced, today, Tuesday, the holding of meetings of the third session of the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement between Iraq and the United States of America in Washington, D.C., after a break that lasted more than nine years.

The ministry stated in a statement, "The meeting was chaired on the Iraqi side by the Economic Undersecretary of the Ministry and included the Director General of the Department of Foreign Economic Relations and the Commercial Attaché and representatives from the Ministries of Finance, Planning, Agriculture and Health, and on the American side the Commercial Representation Office."

The statement indicated, “The meeting discussed many topics, the most important of which are the agricultural sector, standardization and quality control, the financial system, customs, company registration, intellectual property rights, Iraq’s accession to the World Trade Organization, the health sector, and government contracts.”

He added, “It was confirmed during the meetings that the Iraqi government is open to All parties said that economic reform and diversification of the economy are considered among the priorities that are being worked on, and that Iraq is ready to discuss any proposal that leads to strengthening relations between the two countries.

For its part, the American side expressed its great interest in the topics at hand and its appreciation for the reform measures undertaken by the Iraqi government. https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=1125155