Iraq abrogates custom fees with Egypt

Iraq's minister of trade Mahdi Muhammad Saleh said that Iraq has canceled all customs fees and imports licenses and lifted all customs restrictions in the trade relations with Egypt this week.

He added this fall in the course of an agreement to be signed between the two countries in the context of the free trade agreement so as the two countries will be one market and all restrictions will be lifted and import licenses will be abrogated before the inter- transport of goods between the two countries.

Iraq is also expected to sign a similar agreement with Syria and other Arab states.