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World Bank declares its readiness to provide support and assistance to Iraq in the implementation of service projects
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
Twilight News / World Bank announced on Tuesday, is ready to provide support and assistance to Iraq in order to implement service projects stalled.
This came during a meeting with Minister of Planning and Salman al-Jumaili of the Director of the water sector and agriculture for the Middle East and North of the World Bank Africa Stephen Honner drag, according to a statement issued by the ministry.
The statement said that "during the meeting which was also attended by Robert existence director of the World Bank mission in Iraq to discuss the reality of the projects carried out by the World Bank in various areas of development. "
The statement quoted Jumaili that "Iraq today is in dire need of international assistance in various fields to meet the challenges it faces in the security and economic sides."
He noted that "the economic crisis experienced by Iraq as a result of lower oil prices require a search for other sources of funding, and these sources agriculture sector, which requires a great support as well as the need to provide safe drinking water to all citizens."
And between Jumaili that "Iraq has a large water wealth and possible to take advantage of this wealth to develop the agricultural sector, which is also need to develop methods and mechanisms used in agriculture in order to reclaim more land and thus the provision of agricultural products to meet domestic consumption. "
He expressed Jumaili ministry is ready for constructive cooperation with the World Bank mission at all levels, including the preparation of project-specific investment feasibility studies to take advantage of the World Bank's expertise in this area.
For his part, said Stephen Honner that "the World Bank attaches great importance to the issue of water supply, whether for agriculture or drinking water because the water is an important source of happiness of man", adding that "there are a number of projects that the Bank implemented with the Iraqi government in Baghdad and other provinces, particularly provide drinking water to residents of the capital . "
Honner said that "the Bank is making all efforts and devote his energies to reach the best results in the field of water supply and help the Iraqi government to make available ".
He added that "all the projects implemented by the World Bank is going according to plans and timings specified, "denying the existence of problems or Barriers impeding the implementation of such vital projects.
To that expressed the World Bank representative in Iraq, Robert existence the bank's readiness to provide support and assistance to the Iraqi government in the implementation of the important service projects, noting that "there are a number of projects in the transport and energy sectors as well as agriculture and irrigation, which are implemented in coordination with the ministries and institutions involved in projects. "
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FEBRUARY 17, 2015
Twilight News / World Bank announced on Tuesday, is ready to provide support and assistance to Iraq in order to implement service projects stalled.
This came during a meeting with Minister of Planning and Salman al-Jumaili of the Director of the water sector and agriculture for the Middle East and North of the World Bank Africa Stephen Honner drag, according to a statement issued by the ministry.
The statement said that "during the meeting which was also attended by Robert existence director of the World Bank mission in Iraq to discuss the reality of the projects carried out by the World Bank in various areas of development. "
The statement quoted Jumaili that "Iraq today is in dire need of international assistance in various fields to meet the challenges it faces in the security and economic sides."
He noted that "the economic crisis experienced by Iraq as a result of lower oil prices require a search for other sources of funding, and these sources agriculture sector, which requires a great support as well as the need to provide safe drinking water to all citizens."
And between Jumaili that "Iraq has a large water wealth and possible to take advantage of this wealth to develop the agricultural sector, which is also need to develop methods and mechanisms used in agriculture in order to reclaim more land and thus the provision of agricultural products to meet domestic consumption. "
He expressed Jumaili ministry is ready for constructive cooperation with the World Bank mission at all levels, including the preparation of project-specific investment feasibility studies to take advantage of the World Bank's expertise in this area.
For his part, said Stephen Honner that "the World Bank attaches great importance to the issue of water supply, whether for agriculture or drinking water because the water is an important source of happiness of man", adding that "there are a number of projects that the Bank implemented with the Iraqi government in Baghdad and other provinces, particularly provide drinking water to residents of the capital . "
Honner said that "the Bank is making all efforts and devote his energies to reach the best results in the field of water supply and help the Iraqi government to make available ".
He added that "all the projects implemented by the World Bank is going according to plans and timings specified, "denying the existence of problems or Barriers impeding the implementation of such vital projects.
To that expressed the World Bank representative in Iraq, Robert existence the bank's readiness to provide support and assistance to the Iraqi government in the implementation of the important service projects, noting that "there are a number of projects in the transport and energy sectors as well as agriculture and irrigation, which are implemented in coordination with the ministries and institutions involved in projects. "
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