Iraq: The government adopted digital transformation within a realistic, applicable vision

INA - BAGHDAD

Minister of Trade, Athir Dawood Al-Ghriri, stressed on Monday during the meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the importance of economic cooperation to confront global challenges, noting that the government program adopted e-commerce and digital transformation within a realistic and applicable vision.

"Al-Ghriri headed the delegation of the Republic of Iraq at the ministerial meeting of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation - COMSC in its fortieth session in Istanbul, where the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, attended the session with the participation of trade and economy ministers from the 57 member states," according to a statement by the Ministry of Trade - received by the Iraqi News Agency - INA.

Al-Ghriri said during his speech at the ministerial meeting, that "the acceleration of events and crises in the world, especially in the Middle East, and the turmoil witnessed in the arena, casts a shadow over food insecurity. So, it is necessary to unify efforts to confront these challenges to preserve our Islamic identity, to come up with economic and commercial decisions and recommendations that touch reality as well as mitigate the potential impacts reflected on the economic and social conditions of our people."

The Minister called on the attendees to "move with rapid steps towards progress in joint work, and to make double efforts to turn the shared visions into tangible facts on the ground."

"Through its government program, the Iraqi government has adopted e-commerce and digital transformation within a realistic and applicable vision as a primary goal to move forward and keep pace with developments in the international arena. This is what was adopted in the meetings of the Supreme Committee held in the middle of last month, headed by the Prime Minister, through targeted decisions to accelerate digital transformation and develop a strategy to improve infrastructure," added the minister.