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22/11/2011
Agreed with his Japanese counterpart on strengthening bilateral cooperation .. He met with heads of a number of Japanese companies
Baghdad morning
Agreed that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki with his Japanese counterpart Yoshihiko Noda to enhance cooperation between the two countries in all fields. This comes at a time when the coming hours, the signing of several agreements in the fields of oil, industry, transport between Baghdad and Tokyo, and a joint press conference between Maliki and Noda before issuing a joint statement shows the most prominent was reached during the visit of the Prime Minister.
And discuss the prime minister with his Japanese counterpart on ways to develop relations between the two countries and ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation. Maliki said he hoped the participation of Japanese companies to invest in the development of oil fields and infrastructure in Iraq, minimizing security concerns in the country after the U.S. withdrawal, or its impact on investment projects . The prime minister said in remarks during his stay in Tokyo yesterday, move them a source familiar with the "morning": "I think that the experience and skills, and various Japanese companies will be able to contribute to the reconstruction of oil facilities and infrastructure." He expressed hope that the Japanese companies make their way in Iraq before it is too late, declaring that the government has taken various measures to improve the security situation in the country and its business environment to encourage more Japanese investment. And met with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki at his residence in the Japanese capital Tokiwams number of heads and officials of major companies and Japanese businessmen, led by companies Hitachi and Jeix and Sumotimo and President of the Japan Cooperation Center for Middle East and others. Maliki has called for Japanese companies to accelerate the implementation of investment projects and to contribute in the reconstruction process and the ongoing construction in the country. He stressed, according to a statement issued by his press office has received the "morning," a copy of it yesterday, the government's commitment to ensuring the rights of these companies through investment law applicable in the country, which has been amended twice amended again to bring it in line with the movement of the ongoing construction and reconstruction in the country. He said that investment opportunities and the development process in which we move on in Iraq to accommodate all the activities of Japanese companies with specialties and different experiences and diverse, pointing at the same time to the gravity of the Japanese companies and the great reputation in Iraq. Al-Maliki: Iraq death a lot of time and wasted the previous dictatorial regime a lot of money and wealth on the issues of war and destruction have not been paying attention to the suffering of the people and services.
For their part, said the heads of Japanese companies, according to the statement that companies big and so small in Japan assembled that Iraq represents a promising market and wide and very important, as it began, many of which operate there and has recently opened offices in Baghdad to keep up with work and the completion of projects.
The Hitachi officials that they have projects in the field of oil exploration and other and seek to expand their work in the production of electricity and water filter and transmission oil and gas extraction in addition to the implementation of major industrial projects for agricultural machinery, automobiles and others. And talk to the heads of Japanese companies during the meeting, some of the obstacles they face in implementing the projects. They expressed their determination to train more Iraqi expertise in Japan and in Iraq, pointing to the training of hundreds of Iraqis in recent years. To that Maliki said that "the main purpose of his visit to Japan, according to the source of the" morning "is to intensify bilateral cooperation, especially on the economic level," , noting that "there is an abundance of business opportunities for Japanese companies that are respected and trusted by the people in Iraq, not only in the field of natural resources, but also in the field of agriculture." He added the Prime Minister said: "The Iraqi oil is now an important source countries of the world including Japan amid concerns about nuclear power in the wake of the energy crisis in the Fukushima plant in Japan, "denying that Iraq sought to build a nuclear power plant. He explained that "Iraq is interested in the experience of Japan in the field of science and technology", declaring that the government plans to send the largest possible number of students "to Japan as part of its plan to send 10 thousand students to study abroad. On the issue of regional, Maliki reiterated its support for the reform and democratization under way in Middle East, however, expressed concern over the situation in Syria ", calling for the speedy implementation of reforms in Syria, opposed any military intervention. Accompanying the Prime Minister in his visit to Tokyo, the ministers of transport, industry, oil and Chairman of the National Investment Sami Raouf al-Araji, in addition to the chief advisor Thamer Abbas Ghadban and media adviser Ali Hadi al-Moussawi.[b]
