The Speaker receives Lebanese Foreign Minister

The Speaker Mohammed al-Halbusi received, on Monday, Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil and his accompanying delegation.
The meeting discussed the bilateral relations and means of developing them, as well as enhancing the horizons of joint cooperation in several fields.
The meeting also discussed the appropriate mechanisms to activate a number of trade and investment agreements as well as supporting parliamentary legislation for trade and investment portfolios to serve both sides.
Al-Halbusi stressed the need to activate and strengthen friendship committees and improve the level of investment relations between the two countries, pointing out that Iraq is fertile soil for investment and includes enormous operational potential, and that the parliament is working to support Arab companies in the field of investment because of its great potential.
At the end of the meeting, Bassil appreciated the hospitality of the Iraqi people to their Lebanese brothers in Baghdad, calling on the Speaker to visit Beirut as soon as possible to strengthen relations between the two sides.
The Speaker Media Office
3/12/2018