Vice-Chairman of the Basra Governorate Council discuss with the delegation of Japan opened a consulate and commercial offices in the province17 April, 2010
Research Vice-President of the Basra Governorate Council, Ahmed Sulaiti with the Deputy Chief of Mission of Japan to open a consulate and the offices of Japanese companies for the purpose of communication with and participation in issues of great serve the investment process and economic development in the province of hand, and purpose of communication with the State of Japan closely with local government and in particular to communicate with Iraqi businessmen Basra, on the other.
He Sulaiti the need for the involvement of Japanese companies in the process of reconstruction, development and investment witnessed in the province and contribute to the implementation of large projects effort in this context, the better, especially after the increase in the budget to maintain the financial allocations from the oil and border crossings, expressing willingness of local government to cooperate fully in the investment area .
For his part, Deputy Chief of Mission, the Japanese Government's intention to Japan's dispatch of businesses to maintain in the coming period in order to obtain firsthand knowledge of the security situation and the movement of investment taking place in conservation through Iqbal international companies to invest in Basra, adding that Japanese companies will implement several projects in the oil and another project in the area of drinking water network and the rehabilitation of the port of Umm Qasr, pointing out that these things have on several issues related to investment in the province, including the restoration of the security situation and create legislation encouraging companies and businessmen to encourage them to invest and develop banking business in the province, one of the prerequisites, to the success of the investment process in any country in the world.
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