June 23, 2010Abdul-Mahdi calls for Egyptian companies to invest
بغداد ـ الصباح Baghdad morning
Deputy President Adel Abdul-Mahdi, the Egyptian companies to invest in all areas. A presidential statement received »Sabah» a copy of, said Abdul-Mahdi met in his office official in Baghdad on Tuesday evening, the assistant foreign minister for Arab affairs, Mohammad Abdul Hamid Qasim and his delegation accompanying him.
During the meeting, attended by Egyptian Ambassador to Iraq, Sheriff Kamal Shaheen, discussed bilateral relations between the two countries and ways of developing them in the political, economic, cultural, scientific, and coordination of positions within the framework of the Arab League and international organizations.
The vice-president of the republic to the depth of historical and cultural ties between Egypt and Iraq, stressing the importance of developing relations between the two countries serve the common interests, expressed Iraq's readiness to consolidate these relations in various fields.
Abdul-Mahdi said: «We consider Egypt as an important country and pivotal role in the region, and seek to establish better relations with» he said, adding «We would like Iraq to be a meeting point and friendship to all and not a conflict, but a bridge to build relations with space is Arab and regional levels» , indicating at the same time that «This is the historical role of Iraq over the ages, where the offense was a melting pot of different cultures».
As Vice President of the Republic «Iraq has the capacity and great potential make it an arena for competition in the area of investment», and called on Egyptian companies to «to exploit opportunities for investment in the fields and different areas, including roads, construction, transport, health, education and industry», pointing out that « Iraq seeks to provide a good investment environment to encourage Arab and foreign investors to invest their capital in all sectors.
Meanwhile, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt that «his country attaches relations with Iraq, special attention, and is fully prepared to build good relations and developed with him in all fields, including economy and investment», adding «We look forward to building economic partnership task with Iraq and we have common interests, and we will promote the Egyptian companies and Egyptian businessmen to come to Iraq and investment .
He praised the denominator experience of recent elections in Iraq, expressing his hope that the new government is formed so as to ensure the interest of the Iraqi people, stability and progress.
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