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Baghdad signed a memorandum of understanding with Washington regarding the transparency and efficiency in the oil ministry
Baghdad / term Presse announced the U.S. Agency for International Development, yesterday, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Iraqi Oil Ministry aims to "improve the effectiveness and transparency" of the ministry, confirmed that the memorandum signed at the headquarters of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad will help the ministry to "modernize" its working methods and " reform "mechanisms administrative. statement said the agency that "the United States government, represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development signed a memorandum of understanding with the Iraqi Oil Ministry to draw frames support from the United States to the oil ministry in order to improve the effectiveness and transparency of its operations." the statement added that it was "held the signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding that the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad in the presence of Director of Development and training Iraqi Oil Ministry Mr. ventured Mohammad Reza, and Mission Director U.S. Agency for International Development Mr. Thomas Stahl. " and accused the Oil Ministry hide vital information relating to real terms for export and production petroleum , there are also accusations that the ministry was deliberately delaying oil monument counters on export platforms, while continuing the Oil Ministry to issue strict guidelines to general managers not to declare to the media under any circumstances. The agreement, according to the statement, to provide support to the Ministry of Petroleum through the draft administrative reform called "coherence" and funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, in accordance with the principles of the strategic framework agreement signed between the United States and Iraq, will also help project "thread" ministry "upgrade services Current provided and taking into account the application of the principle of transparency in order to meet the needs of the Iraqi people better, including improving the practices of procurement contracts and ways to implement the management system of the new development in Iraq, in addition to introducing the latest computer software used in the management of the ministry's budget for capital investment. " The statement quoted the Director of Development and Training in the Ministry feet Mohammad Reza emphasis on "cooperation goal of signing of this agreement will be very helpful for the ministry, has already achieved a project by the U.S. Agency for International Development (thread) impressive effort in helping other ministries in the Iraqi government , and we look forward to achieving the same progress with our ministry. " While stressing Mission Director U.S. Agency for International Development Thomas Stahl, according to the statement that "the signing of this agreement is part of the U.S. commitment to help Iraq to manage its resources more efficiently for the benefit of its citizens."
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