FM: Formation of a sub-committee specialized in development cooperation between Iraq and EU

Baghdad-INA
Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein confirmed On Monday,the formation of a sub-committee specialized in development cooperation between Iraq and the European Union.

A statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), stated that "Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Fuad Hussein chaired today, and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy in the European Union, the work of the third session of the Iraqi-European Cooperation Council in the Belgian capital, Brussels, with the participation of undersecretaries of ministries. Foreign Affairs, Immigration, Transportation and Environment, Head of Europe Department in the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq to the European Union and the Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq in Berlin, representatives of the Ministries of Trade, Oil and Finance, representatives of the Kurdistan Regional Government and from the European side, the Foreign Ministers of Finland, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Greece and Denmark and the Commissioner for Migration in the European Union and representatives of the concerned departments."

The statement added, "During the meeting, they discussed a number of issues of common interest, foremost of which is trade and economic cooperation and ways to develop it, and investing the existing capabilities of both sides, especially cooperation in the field of energy and the support that the European Union can provide to Iraq in developing the infrastructure of the oil and gas sector." Referring to "discussing issues of financial cooperation, the environment and immigration."

It continued, "During the meeting, it was also announced the formation of a sub-committee specialized in development cooperation between Iraq and the European Union."

For his part, Josep Borrell and the foreign ministers of the European Union member states "affirmed their support for Iraq and its government in its endeavor to implement its governmental program in combating corruption and building a democratic state in which human rights principles prevail."
While the European side praised "the pivotal role played by Iraq in the region as a stabilizing factor, especially its role in the Saudi-Iranian agreement."