Paris confirms its endeavor to support joint cooperation with Baghdad

Andres Ganee, head of the department taking care of French interests in Baghdad, expressed his country's desire to expanding horisons for joint cooperation with Iraq, saying that the commercial and economic relations between the two countries are witnessing progress and that 130 French industrial and commercial companies are participating in the Baghdad International Fair.

He said, "Contracts were signed with Iraq for modernizing the communications network, yet the international sanctions committee has not yet agreed on it," clarifying that the contracts signed by the French companies with some Iraqi corporations come in the understanding note known as the oil-for-food and medicine agreement.