October 15, 2009
Maliki visits Washington next week to activate the investment portfolio
Erdogan begin talks in Baghdad today .. and went to the signing of 40 agreements and memoranda of understanding between the two countries
BAGHDAD - Tariq al-Araji
Begin Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki next week's visit to Washington in order to activate the investment portfolio during the Special Conference to be held with the participation of more than 800 companies and a foreign investor and an Iraqi.
In the meantime, proceed with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid an official visit to Baghdad today to activate the strategic cooperation between the two countries.
The Secretary General of the Council of Ministers Dr. Ali Keywords: The Prime Minister will visit the United States this week, to head the Iraqi delegation that participated in the investment conference to be held in Washington for the period between 20 to 21 of this month.
The Keywords in a dialogue with the "morning" to be published in a later issue, that "al-Maliki and after the adoption of amendments to the Investment Law will visit, as there will be a strong supporter of the calls to be made by international companies during the conference," emphasizing that the Council of Ministers hope the success of the forum and attract capital to country to implement service projects and urban development, which will reap the usefulness of the Iraqi citizen.
In another window, confirmed Keywords that Iraq will be put during the visit of Turkish Prime Minister to Baghdad today, the water and the importance of ensuring the water quotas fixed for the country.
It is scheduled to preside over Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and his Turkish counterpart in Baghdad on the second meeting of the Supreme Council for the strategic cooperation.
These moves coincide with the direction of the two countries signed 40 agreements and memoranda of understanding among the more than 9 ministries and institutional investors with their Turkish counterparts.
The Turkish prime minister visited Baghdad in July 2008, when he met in Baghdad, the President and the Minister, in addition to a large number of officials, the visit also paved for the development of cooperation and relations between the two countries.
In Baghdad, too, was held yesterday at the opening session of senior officials and experts of the Supreme Council for the strategic cooperation of Iraq - Turkey.
It is hoped that the visit of Erdogan's two-day, on a preliminary declaration of the Council of the partnership between Baghdad and Ankara.