Thursday, September 26, 2024

Minister Of Transport Discusses With The International Maritime Organization Returning Iraq To The White List, 26 SEPT

 Money and business  Economy News – Baghdad  On Wednesday, Minister of Transport Razzaq Muhaibis Al-Saadawi discussed with the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization, Arsenio Dominguez, in London, the procedures for returning Iraq to the International Maritime Organization’s white list.

The Ministry of Transport said in a statement, seen by "Al-Eqtisad News", that "Minister of Transport Razzaq Muhaibis Al-Saadawi, accompanied by MP Zahra Al-Bajari, Head of the Parliamentary Transport and Communications Committee, Chairman of the Iraqi Maritime Authority Abdul-Azim Ghafil, Director General of Ports Farhan Al-Fartousi, Director General of Maritime Transport Ahmed Jassim Al-Asadi, Maritime Attaché at the Iraqi Embassy and Deputy Permanent Representative to the Organization Mazen Al-Kaabi, visited the headquarters of the International Maritime Organization in London to discuss ways to enhance and develop joint cooperation between the two sides.

" The statement added, "The Minister of Transport met with the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization Arsenio Dominguez to discuss procedures for returning Iraq to the IMO's white list."

He continued, "Al-Saadawi reviewed the advanced stages that Iraq has reached in implementing international requirements in the field of protecting ships and the lives of workers in the maritime sector, and working towards a blue environment," expressing his hope that "cooperation between the organization and the Iraqi Maritime Authority will be in a broader field through exchanging visits to specialized workshops, to proceed with implementing all international requirements."

The Minister of Transport extended an invitation to the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization to visit Iraq and see the Iraqi maritime sector, while Dominguez appreciated the efforts of the Ministry of Transport to re-include Iraq in the white list of member states of the International Maritime Organization, stressing, "to respond to the invitation to visit Iraq, early next year." https://economy-news.net/content.php?id=48015

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