PM confirms the contribution of Japanese companies to the implementation of many important projects in Iraq

Baghdad-INA  
Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani confirmed, today, Monday, the contribution of Japanese companies to the implementation of many important projects.
 
A statement issued by the Prime Minister's Media Office, received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), stated that "Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani received the Japanese Ambassador, Futoshi Matsumoto, on the occasion of the end of his duties as his country's ambassador to Iraq."
 
Al-Sudani expressed his "thanks to the ambassador, appreciating his efforts in establishing and strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries, which witness cooperation in many fields," noting "the contribution of Japanese companies to the implementation of many important projects, within the framework of Iraq's policy of achieving economic integration and openness to the regional and international environment."
 
He touched on "the developments in Gaza and Lebanon, the persistence of the occupying entity in its aggression, and Iraq's position in support of the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples, rejecting war and the expansion of the conflict, and achieving peace in the region."
 
For his part, the Japanese ambassador thanked the Prime Minister, "for Iraq's adoption of a balanced foreign policy that contributes to enhancing stability in the region, and stressed his country's government's aspiration to develop mutual cooperation," referring to "what has been achieved in the work to complete the Karbala refinery with all its lines and operational capacity, and the water station in Samawah, as well as the desire of Japanese companies for more cooperation and entering the Iraqi market in the fields of automobile manufacturing and industrial machinery production."