Economic cooperation between Egypt, Iraq

Iraq's minister of agriculture Abdul Illah hamid has stressed Iraq's care to strengthen economic relations with Egypt in all fields in the framework of the free trade agreement between the two states.

During his meeting on Sunday in Baghdad with a delegation representing the Egyptian businessmen led by the chairman of the International group for investment Muhammad Shetta, currently visiting Baghdad, the Iraqi minister explained that the agricultural cooperation and integration program which was recently signed with Egypt has entered into actual implementation after a law was released into this effect during the two past days.

He added that an Egyptian agricultural delegation will visit Iraq following Eid al-Adha to draw the executive program for the agreement, noting that there are greater opportunities for agricultural cooperation in the future. The Iraqi minister continued that the base of dealing with the private sector will be also expanded.