Al-Halboosi receives Agriculture Minister

The Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halboosi received on Sunday the Minister of Agriculture Saleh al-Hassani.

The meeting reviewed the agricultural situation in both plants and animals and stressed the importance of developing this sector because it is important for the advancement of the economic level of the country.

The meeting discussed the issue of the expropriation of land and the dissolution of agricultural contracts for farmers in the liberated cities and Baghdad, and what was circulated in the media on this subject, where the Minister of Agriculture assured the Parliament Speaker that his ministry is committed to the implementation of the budget law and what is provided for in Article 60; second, which provides for the suspension of the dissolution of agricultural contracts in the governorates and liberated areas, pointing out his support to farmers and provide their needs in all governorates, including liberated areas.

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Media Office
Of the Parliament Speaker
August 18, 2019