Maximov: We fully support the economic reforms in Iraq

Baghdad - INA

Minister of Finance, Ali Allawi, affirmed the Iraqi government's desire to expand the horizons of joint cooperation with various countries of the world, while the Russian ambassador, Maxim Maximov, indicated his country's full support for economic reform steps in Iraq.
The media office of the Ministry of Finance said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "The Minister of Finance, Ali Abdul Amir Allawi, received, today, Thursday, in his office the ambassador of the Russian Federation in Iraq, Maxim Maximov and his accompanying delegation," indicating that "during the meeting, relations were discussed.”Bilateral relations between the two countries in the economic and financial fields and means of strengthening them in a manner consistent with the size of the historical relationship between Iraq and Russia."
He continued, "The possibility of the contribution of leading Russian companies in the development of various economic sectors in Iraq was discussed."
Allawi stressed "the Iraqi government's desire to expand the horizons of joint cooperation with various countries of the world."
On the one hand, the Russian ambassador affirmed his country's "full support for the reform steps taken by the government to overcome economic obstacles, accelerate construction and achieve comprehensive development towards a free and pluralistic economy."