Sudanese confirm the government’s insistence on lifting the European ban on Iraqi Airways, 15 FEB

 Sudanese confirm the government’s insistence on lifting the European ban on Iraqi Airways

Prime Minister Mohamed Shia Al-Sudani discussed, at his residence in Munich, on Friday, with the European Union Commissioner for the Mediterranean and the Middle East, Dubravka Sueka, relations with the European Commission, and ways to strengthen them in various fields, and review the government’s efforts to achieve the meetings of subcommittees between the two sides.

The Prime Minister congratulated Sueka on assuming its new duties, stressing the agreement with the President of the European Council on joint cooperation, and the desire to hold bilateral (Cooperation Council) during this year.

Al-Sudani stressed the government’s insistence on resolving the issue of lifting the European air ban on Iraqi Airways, and the participation of the Civil Aviation Authority in the technical meeting with the European Air Safety Team, to discuss the implementation of the recommendations, and assess the progress made by Iraq in applying international safety standards.
 
The Sudanese stressed Iraq’s desire to reopen all European countries their diplomatic missions in Baghdad, as Iraq is currently considering opening new missions in some European cities, as well as urging the European side to strengthen the investments of European companies in Iraq, especially in the fields of environment, energy and agriculture with modern technologies.