Minister of Agriculture meets with World Bank representative in Baghdad to discuss ways of joint cooperation
Thursday, March 15 / March 2012 18:45
{Baghdad} Euphrates News Minister of Agriculture Izz al-Din with the state represented by the World Bank in Baghdad, Mary Helen Bernkl and communications coordinator at the World Bank Nayef Mustapha Talal means of mutual cooperation, and discuss the mechanism of the World Bank support to the agricultural sector in Iraq.
A statement by the Ministry of Agriculture received by the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of it today that "the Minister of Agriculture confirmed by saying that we want in cooperation with the World Bank, because it is the institutions that we respect, and were present for any cooperation with the World Bank," adding, "The Ministry of Agriculture welcomes cooperation with the World Bank , in the interests of the Iraqi people and the agricultural sector and the Bank of recoil, extensive relationships in the world, and has the potential of advanced technology and expertise. "
"The World Bank representative in Baghdad, said the goal of the visit is to discuss mutual cooperation, support and financing of agricultural projects in Iraq."
She said the bank is working on a comprehensive review of the agricultural sector, and how to direct public investment to areas and identify problems, and the World Bank estimates will be given a theory about the state of agriculture in Iraq. "
She Bernkl "The World Bank wants to provide services, agricultural research and studies Lori and technology transfer to Iraq, where we prepared the support within the World Bank to cover these aspects," indicating that "the Bank will send a comprehensive study on the agricultural sector and will supply a team of the Ministry of Agriculture to cooperate with the Bank ".
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