Donors conference in Abu Dhabi by the end of February

The Iraqi minister of planning, Mahdi al-Hafez, said yesterday that an international conference will be held in Abu Dhabi on February 28 and 29 to get aids estimated at a value of 15 billion dollars, dedicated to rebuilding Iraq.

Al-Hafez said "the countries which vowed to pay not less than USD 10 million will take part in the conference which will work to reactivate two funds, run by the World Bank and the UN and run the aids." He added that Iraq expects "limited results in order to build a modern state of clear features."

He added that senior donors like Japan will take part in the conference and that the final list in the names of participating countries are being prepared.