Al-Sudani welcomes BAE Systems' offer to open weapons production lines in Iraq

Baghdad - INA

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani welcomed BAE Systems' offer to open weapons production lines in Iraq today, Wednesday.

A statement by the Prime Minister's Media Office, received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), stated that "the Prime Minister received at his residence in London, a delegation from BAE Systems, headed by the company's CEO Charles Woodburn."

The statement indicated that "the meeting reviewed the nature of the company's work, which specializes in various types of military industries, in addition to its production of cybersecurity technologies and electronic systems, especially since the government is interested in arming the security forces with the latest weapons, from various sources."

The statement added that "during the meeting, possible aspects of cooperation with Iraq were discussed, as the Prime Minister welcomed the offer made by the company's CEO to open weapons production lines in cooperation with the Military Industrialization Authority in Iraq, as well as to provide services in the field of cybersecurity, especially since the Authority's law helps establish partnerships with specialized foreign companies and expand technological cooperation with them."