INA - BAGHDAD

The Chairman of the Media and Communications Commission, Ali Al-Muayyad, discussed on Tuesday with the Japanese Ambassador to Baghdad, Futoshi Matsumoto, supporting Iraqi institutions in the field of digital transformation and e-payment operations.

"Al-Muayyad received Matsumoto at the headquarters of the Commission in the capital, Baghdad discussing enhancing cooperation with Japanese companies that enjoy high reliability among the Iraqi people, as well as ways to develop bilateral relations in the field of communications and information technology between the two countries," said the Media and Communications Commission in a statement - received by the Iraqi News Agency - INA.

During the meeting, they discussed supporting Iraqi institutions in the field of digital transformation and e-payment operations, in addition to cooperation in the fields of media, communications, university education, and the possibility of benefiting from Japanese expertise in the field of 5G and 6G communications networks, "as Japan has made advanced strides in this field."

They stressed that "the Iraqi market is one of the promising markets in the region. It enhances the importance of opening branches for Japanese companies in Iraq, which contributes to consolidating their presence and raising the rates of trade exchange between the two countries."