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Maliki calls for the World Bank to support Iraq
05/22/2012 0:00
BAGHDAD - Al Sabah
called on Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, the World Bank to support the Iraq experience and provide opportunities for training of personnel that will contribute to the planning and management of the economy and development and moving the various sectors.
This came during a meeting with a delegation from the World Bank headed by regional director Hedi Larbi. The Prime Minister said: "should not that remains of the Iraqi economy dependent on oil revenues only, and we will invest our revenues from oil that meet the greatly increased development of other sectors in order to reach a diversified economy and a stable is not subject to the requirements of oil and gas prices, but should be enacted in the sectors of agriculture , Industry and Tourism and others. " For his part, expressed his Hadi Arab willingness World Bank to support Iraq, including needs of training and expertise to build the economy of a coherent and strong, confirming the ability of Iraq to promote its economy and to benefit from oil revenues to diversify the Iraqi economy. Also met with Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, Hussain al-Shahristani in his office in the Arab and the delegation accompanying him.
and discussed with the delegation ways of cooperation with Iraq during the next four years and a mechanism for cooperation without interference in the Iraqi decision, and the internal politics of the country.
Shahristani said the delegation of the Bank over the development in the field of power in Iraq during the last term, and plan to increase production and export of oil crude in the coming years. and, according to a statement issued by his office had received "morning," a copy of it, that Iraq is working on a national strategy for the establishment of giant projects in the manufacture of petrochemicals and fertilizers, in which the public sector and private sectors.
and invited the delegation to visit all the ministries, especially service to find out their needs and supported by the the World Bank.
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