Belarus to Take Lead in Iraq’s Foreign Trade Turnover :: Charter'97 :: News

Iraq takes interest in the cooperation development with the Republic of Belarus, said yesterday in the public press-center of the Palace of press during the meeting with journalists Iraq’s plenipotentiary ambassador in Belarus Salman Zeidan. In his view, Belarus has real opportunity to actively collaborate with Iraq in all diverse spheres of national economy. “I’d like Belarus to top the list of Iraq’s trade turnover,” – underscored Salman Zeidan: “Your country is a reliable and worthy partner. We are aspiring to develop trade-economic and political relations with Belarus.”

At the moment Belarus ships to Iraq various agricultural machinery, spare parts, tyres, whereas the Belarusian specialists and technicians help built the Iraqi energy stations. According to the ambassador, the Belarusian petroleum company may soon start operation on the territory of Iraq too.

As noted by Zeidan, they actively develop relations in culture and education spheres. For instance, they plan to enroll the Iraqi students in the educational programs in Belarus, while many Iraqi specialists, in their turn, will be able to raise their professional qualification level in all different Belarusian education establishments.