Iraq, Turkey agree to activate joint committees and increase trade exchange

 
 
Baghdad-INA
 
The Ministry of Trade-MOT announced on Tuesday, an agreement with the Turkish side to activate joint committees and agreements signed between them, overcoming obstacles, increasing the volume of trade exchange, and promoting joint investments.
 
"A joint meeting was held today between the Ministry of Trade, the Iraqi private sector and the Turkish delegation at the ministry's headquarters to discuss ways to develop and strengthen economic, trade and investment relations and overcome obstacles in a manner that serves the interest of the two neighboring countries," stated MOT in a statement, received by The Iraqi News Agency –INA.

 “The meeting, which was chaired by Minister of Trade, Atheer Al-Ghurairy, and his Turkish counterpart, Omar Polat, in the presence of a number of the ministry's advanced staff, the head of the chambers of commerce and a number of Turkish businessmen,” the statement added.
 
 
During the meeting, Al-Ghurairy stressed, according to the statement, that "PM orders to overcome all obstacles that stand in the way of developing trade, economic and investment relations with the Turkish side, providing a business environment and increasing the volume of trade exchange for broad horizons to serve the common interests."

For his part, Turkish Trade Minister Omar Polat affirmed his country's determination to advance Turkish-Iraqi relations to higher levels in various fields, especially trade, investment, and contracting, and to discuss ways to develop bilateral relations, and concrete steps that can be taken to enhance trade and mutual investments between Ankara and Baghdad