The Speaker receives the US Energy Secretary

The Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halboosi received, on Tuesday, the US Energy Secretary Rick Perry and his accompanying delegation.

The meeting discussed relations between the two countries on the economic level and efforts to activate the strategic agreements.

The Parliament Speaker affirmed that Iraq after defeating Da’ish is on its way to an important stage during which will be a major workshop and there are strong efforts to attract international investment as well as starting to offer investment opportunities to the world’s business communities in all fields, including energy, oil and agriculture.

H.E. explained that the Parliament will work hard to activate the Supreme Council for Reconstruction in the country and continue to form it during the current session as soon as the project arrives from the government, pointing at the same time to the need to give broader powers to the provinces to facilitate investment opportunities and stimulate the private sector to offer services and job opportunities to eliminate the unemployment.

Al-Halboosi appreciated the position of the United States of America in supporting Iraq, and welcomed the economic partnership with it, calling for the need to strengthen relations and develop them to serve the interest of the two friendly peoples.

For his part, the US Energy Secretary affirmed his country’s support for Iraq in all fields, and the willingness of US companies to contribute to the development and support of Iraq’s reconstruction to boost its economy and promote stability.

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Media Office
Of the Iraqi Parliament Speaker
Dec 11, 2018