Egyptian experts to participate in addressing desertification issue, the cabinet announces

 
Baghdad-INA
 
 
The General Secretariat of the Iraqi cabinet, announced Tuesday, agreement to involve Egyptian experts to address desertification, affirming the future projects related to the agriculture sector in al-Diwaniyah province.
 
There is a committee to address Euphrates River basin, sand dunes, desertification and the establishment of a green belt, headed by the Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers and with the membership of representatives of the Ministries of Agriculture and Water Resources, in addition to a number of specialists, academics, consultants and university professors in the governorates of Diwaniyah, Muthanna and Dhi Qar, where four meetings were held during which they discussed the mechanism of developing visions and ideas to address the salinity of the Euphrates River basin, as well as the phenomenon of desertification in the governorates of Muthanna and Dhi Qar, The cabinet spokesman Haider Majid told the Iraqi News Agency (INA).
 
Majeed stated that "the Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers held a meeting two days ago with a number of Egyptian experts who have a role in the process of transforming Egypt's desert into green spaces, to transfer this experience to Iraq, indicating that "it was agreed to involve them in this vital and important project, and to establish transformational stations to treat salinity, as well as convert desertification areas into green agricultural spaces."

He  also indicated that there are many mechanisms taken by the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers based on the directives of the Iraqi government regarding the interest in the agricultural sector and the advancement of this important sector, and there are future projects to support these projects, and great interest in the agricultural sector in Al-Diwaniyah Governorate, as it is a fertile and arable land," noting that " There are  many essential measures that  will be taken by the General Secretariat in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources."